Classes & Obits

Class Note 1962

Issue

Jan - Feb 2016

The class has been informed of the death of Eric O. Berg Jr. at Watkinsville, Georgia, on August 22, 2015. A native of Maine, Eric was a member of Phi Tau, and joined the Marines soon after graduation. Upon discharge from service, he moved to Georgia and took up a career in the electric power industry. Eric is survived by his wife, Jean, sons Eric and Ryan and daughters Ingrid and Signe. He was an avid golfer and devoted to soccer—participating as a coach, player and referee.

A second death among our classmates has been verified by the College in its confirmation of the decease of Patrick H. Gorman III on May 9, 2014. Patrick withdrew from Dartmouth before graduation, and little is known of his time spent in Hanover, save that he joined the Canoe Club and Psi Upsilon. He later graduated from the College of Wooster, Ohio, and earned a graduate degree in anthropology.

The third death recorded by the College in the ranks of ’62 is that of Franklin W. James, who died on March 27, 2014, in South Carolina. Upon graduation Frank became a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, and retired with the rank of commander. In his post-Navy life Frank was a pastor and a landscaper. He is survived by his son, Jesse James, and daughters Catherine Hogan and Anne Marie Hyer.

The class of ’62 had a substantial number (more than 70) of attendants at the mini-reunion that coincided with the Dartmouth-Yale football game for 2015. Suitable weather, a large audience and a dominating Big Green team all combined to set the tone for a delightful weekend. Mark your calendars without fail to do it again on the weekend of September 30-October 2 for sure.

Denny Barnes, 17007 Barn Ridge Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20906; (301) 460-4523; dnbarnes62@verizon.net