Class Note 1959
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November-December 2026
Class Note 1959. More classmates are leaving us. Jay Herpel died October 17, 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina. Jay came to Dartmouth from Bernardsville, New Jersey. He joined Zeta Psi, The Dartmouth, and band, and majored in geology. He had a long career with Ameron piping products. He had two sons with Susie, his first wife.
Andy Mehalick died January 12 in Columbia, Maryland. He joined Dartmouth from Elmira, New York; majored in geology; joined Alpha Delta Phi and Newman Club; and played baseball. After serving in the Marine Corps, he had a long career in sales with IBM. His interest in playing baseball and softball morphed into a career coaching girls’ softball and boys’ basketball in Elmira. He and his wife, Jean, had two sons and a daughter.
John Icke died February 22 in Madison, Wisconsin. At Dartmouth he majored in engineering, joined Phi Delta Theta, and was active in Air Force ROTC. He served as an officer in the Coast Guard, then joined the family construction business in Madison. He served on civic organizations, shot his age in golf, and became a master woodworker. He and his wife, Karen, had two daughters and a son.
James Ertle died May 25 in LaGrange, Illinois. Jim joined Dartmouth from Homewood, Illinois, played in the band, joined the Newman Club, and majored in zoology. He completed medical school in Basel, Switzerland, and practiced dermatology in Hinsdale, Illinois. He received many local, regional, and national professional awards for teaching and service. He and his wife, Virginia, had a son and a daughter.
David Britton died May 26 in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. He came to Dartmouth from Windsor, Connecticut, and the Loomis School. He majored in history and was active on the ski team and DOC. After Dartmouth he earned a master’s in English and an Ed.D., leading to a teaching career in private and public schools. He and his first wife, Florence, had two daughters and one son.
Tip Putnam lost his 55-year-old son recently. He might appreciate a note or a call.
—Stu Hanson, 3663 Park Center Blvd., Apt. 513, Minneapolis, MN 55416; (612) 655-4434; ashanson55@msn.com
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Andy Mehalick died January 12 in Columbia, Maryland. He joined Dartmouth from Elmira, New York; majored in geology; joined Alpha Delta Phi and Newman Club; and played baseball. After serving in the Marine Corps, he had a long career in sales with IBM. His interest in playing baseball and softball morphed into a career coaching girls’ softball and boys’ basketball in Elmira. He and his wife, Jean, had two sons and a daughter.
John Icke died February 22 in Madison, Wisconsin. At Dartmouth he majored in engineering, joined Phi Delta Theta, and was active in Air Force ROTC. He served as an officer in the Coast Guard, then joined the family construction business in Madison. He served on civic organizations, shot his age in golf, and became a master woodworker. He and his wife, Karen, had two daughters and a son.
James Ertle died May 25 in LaGrange, Illinois. Jim joined Dartmouth from Homewood, Illinois, played in the band, joined the Newman Club, and majored in zoology. He completed medical school in Basel, Switzerland, and practiced dermatology in Hinsdale, Illinois. He received many local, regional, and national professional awards for teaching and service. He and his wife, Virginia, had a son and a daughter.
David Britton died May 26 in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. He came to Dartmouth from Windsor, Connecticut, and the Loomis School. He majored in history and was active on the ski team and DOC. After Dartmouth he earned a master’s in English and an Ed.D., leading to a teaching career in private and public schools. He and his first wife, Florence, had two daughters and one son.
Tip Putnam lost his 55-year-old son recently. He might appreciate a note or a call.
—Stu Hanson, 3663 Park Center Blvd., Apt. 513, Minneapolis, MN 55416; (612) 655-4434; ashanson55@msn.com