Obituaries Class of 1948

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William F. Scott ’48

William F. Scott ’48 died July 5, 2018, in Peabody, Massachusetts. Bill was in the ROTC at Dartmouth and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He played football and was an All-American lacrosse player for Tommy Dent in 1947 and 1948.

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Ernest W. Marshall ’48

Ernest W. Marshall ’48 died June 15, 2017, at Woodlands Memory Center in Rockland, Maine, where he had resided for the past seven years. At Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Theta/Theta Chi and the Navy V-12 program.

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Charles W. Major ’48

Charles W. Major ’48 died August 1, 2018, in Bangor, Maine, surrounded by family. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17, was part of the V-12 program at Dartmouth, and was commissioned at age19 from Notre Dame Midshipmen School.

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Sabert Basescu ’48

Sabert Basescu ’48 died on May 26 in New York City where he’d spent his career. He completed his Dartmouth education after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II and then took his Ph.D.

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John H. Parks ’48

John H. Parks ’48 died on December 13, 2017, on his farm in Waco, Kentucky, surrounded by family and friends.

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Robert E. Mohrbacher ’48

Robert E. Mohrbacher ’48, formerly of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, died January 10 at the Cumberland Crossing University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital. Bob was born on December 15, 1926, in Marion Township, Pennsylvania.

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James J. McLaughlin ’48

James J. McLaughlin ’48 died on August 9, 2017, at his home in East Hampton, New York, with his wife, Annelie, at his side. He had Parkinson’s disease for more than 20 years.

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Marvin F. Axelrod ’48

Marvin F. Axelrod ’48, most recently of Dedham, Massachusetts, died on November 2, 2017. Marv graduated from Boston Latin School and then Dartmouth, where he was a member of the DOC, Marching Band and Pi Lambda Phi.

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Arthur F. Niederbuhl ’48

Arthur F. Niederbuhl ’48, formerly of Bloomingdale, New York, died January 10. Born in Brooklyn on October 21, 1925, he was the son of Arthur and Clara Niederbuhl.

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Sanford F. Smith ’48

Sanford F. Smith ’48 died at his home on October 28, 2017, after a period of failing health. Sandy graduated from Bethlehem Central High School in New York and Dartmouth, where he was in the Navy V-12 program.

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Walter A. Friend Jr. ’48

Walter A. Friend Jr. ’48 died on April 29, 2017, at his home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Walt was raised in Melrose, Massachusetts, and attended high school at Choate in Wallingford, Connecticut.

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Jerold F. Lucey ’48

Jerold F. Lucey ’48 died on December 10, 2017, in Sarasota, Florida. He served in the U.S. Navy, graduated from Dartmouth, where he was in the Navy V-12 program, and New York University medical school.

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David I. Barr ’48

David I. Barr ’48, who was a resident of Diakon Village in Robinwood, Maryland, died on September 6, 2017, in Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland.

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John J. Turner ’48

John J. Turner ’48, who was living in Vienna, Ohio, died on August 28, 2017, in the Northside Medical Center. Jake was born and brought up in Youngstown, Ohio. Following two years of service in the U.S.

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David L. Auld ’48

David L. Auld ’48 of Friendship in Dublin, Ohio, died October 1, 2017. He graduated from Upper Arlington (Ohio) High School in 1943 and came to Dartmouth after V-5 schooling elsewhere.

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Wood M. DeYoe ’48

Wood M. DeYoe ’48 died at home in Ridgewood, New Jersey, on July 5. Woody was born on Oct 18, 1927, in Patterson, New Jersey. He graduated from Kent School in Connecticut, followed by an A.B.

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C. James Schaefer III ’48

C. James Schaefer III ’48 died on July 27. Born in Orange, New Jersey, Jim was raised in Summit, New Jersey, and lived in Short Hills since 1978.

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Richard D. Leggat ’48

Richard D. Leggat ’48 of Cohasset, Massachusetts, died peacefully on June 17 surrounded by his family.

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Louis O. Springsteen ’48

Louis O. Springsteen ’48, who was living in Westwood, New Jersey, died December 22, 2016.

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Lawrence Kepnes ’48

Lawrence Kepnes ’48, born on December 9, 1925, and living in Swampscott, Massachusetts, died November 18, 2016.

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John H. Hatheway ’48

John H. Hatheway ’48 died on April 24 at home in Hanover, joining his wife, Pat, who died 12 years ago.

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Walter Z. Newman ’48

Walter Z. Newman ’48, M.D.,of Orlando, Florida, died March 9, 2014. Born October 22, 1925, in Bethlehem, Connecticut, he grew up in Manhattan after the family moved there when he was 10 years old.

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Phillip Viereck ’48

Phillip Viereck ’48 died on May 20 of Alzheimer’s disease at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vermont, where he had been living for the past four years.

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John P. Warwick ’48

John P. Warwick ’48 died on June 6 in New York City. John was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York, and served in the U.S.

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John A. Gustafson ’48

John A. Gustafson ’48, Ph.D.,died unexpectedly on June 12 at Cortland (New York) Regional Medical Center. John was born in Boston and showed an early interest in the world of nature and living things.

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Lewis C. Pounds ’48

Lewis C. Pounds ’48 died on March 31, 2014, the College has recently learned. He was living in Lincoln, California. He was born May 7, 1926, in New Rochelle, New York.

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John E. Clemence ’48

John E. Clemence ’48, a longtime resident of Short Hills, New Jersey, died on March 3. After a stint in the U.S. Marine Corp Jack received his bachelor’s from Dartmouth while at Tuck School.

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Martin L. Ullman ’48

Martin L. Ullman ’48 died peacefully on March 6. “Marty could be seen whizzing around Santa Rosa, California, in his emerald-green Jaguar convertible,” according to daughter Edy ’77.

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Robert C. Bryan ’48

Robert C. Bryan ’48 died at his home in Fellowship Village in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, on October 27, 2015.

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Donald E. Casey ’48

Donald E. Casey ’48, a Chicago lawyer, war hero and author, died March 16 of kidney failure.

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Stuart L. Craig ’48

Stuart L. Craig ’48 of Danville, Virginia, died on October 24, 2015. Stu was born in 1926 and attended Woodberry Forest (Virginia) School before coming to Dartmouth, where he was a member of Gamma Delta Chi.

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Richard K. Donahue ’48

Richard K. Donahue ’48 died September 15, 2015, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Dick came to Dartmouth in 1944 and spent one year in the Navy before graduating. He was a member of Alpha Delta/Alpha Delta Phi and Sphinx.

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James T. Duffy III ’48

James T. Duffy III ’48 was residing in Marblehead, Massachusetts, when he died on April 4, 2015. He was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and educated at the Haverford (Pennsylvania) School until 1941, when he enlisted in the U.S.

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Colin Campbell Stewart IV ’48

Colin Campbell Stewart IV ’48 died in Aurora, Colorado, on March 6, 2015. He was born in Philadelphia and brought up in Hanover by his parents, Dr. Colin and Catherine.

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Earl D. Chambers ’48

Earl D. Chambers ’48 died in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 1, 2014. He graduated from Norwalk High School in 1943 and immediately volunteered for service in the U.S.

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James B. Eckman ’48

James B. Eckman ’48 died on February 21, 2015, in Louisville, Kentucky. Jim graduated from Marlborough (Massachusetts) High School and attended Norwich Military Academy for two years prior to enlisting in the Army Air Corps.

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Eugene I. Finke ’48

Eugene I. Finke ’48 died at his home in El Paso, Texas, on August 23, 2014. Gene entered Dartmouth in the Navy’s V-12 program and graduated in 1948. He was a member of the Canoe Club, DOC and Pi Lambda Phi.

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Robert W. Hillier ’48

Robert W. Hillier ’48 died peacefully at home in Howell, New Jersey, on July 11, 2014.

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Robert L. Merriam ’48

Robert L. Merriam ’48 died at home in Conway, Massachusetts, on July 23, 2014.

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Stanwood Bay Churchill ’48

Stanwood Bay Churchill ’48, D.V.M., of Orleans, Vermont, died on June 11, 2014, surrounded by his family. After graduating high school he attended Dartmouth for a semester before enlisting in the U.S.

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Edward S. Shipper ’48

Edward S. Shipper ’48 died January 13, 2014, at Little Rock Hospice Home Care in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Charles J. Werber ’48

Charles J. Werber ’48 died in his sleep with his wife of 61 years, Peggy, at his side on Oct 10, 2010 at Indian River Memorial Hospital in Vero Beach, Florida.

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Burton Elliott ’48

Burton Elliott ’48 of Newton, Massachusetts, passed away on December 12, 2013, after a relatively brief struggle with cancer.

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Donald Francis Hansen ’48

Donald Francis Hansen ’48 of Needham, Massachusetts, died on November 16, 2013. He was born and raised in Maynard, Massachusetts. He graduated from Maynard High School and was enrolled in the U.S. Navy V-12 program at Dartmouth.

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Donald R. Gilmore ’48

Donald R. Gilmore ’48 of Erwin, Tennessee, died on October 15, 2013, in the Center on Aging and Health. Don came to Dartmouth in the summer of 1944 and went into the service later that year.

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S. Robert Tarrant ’48

S. Robert Tarrant ’48 of Saint Augustine, Florida, died September 12, 2013, at Flagler Hospital surrounded by his family. Born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, Bob attended Dartmouth for a year before joining the Navy.

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Robert W. Heine ’48

Robert W. Heine ’48 died peacefully at home in Brick, New Jersey, on June 28, 2013, surrounded by his family.

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Alan D. Becker ’48

Alan D. Becker ’48 died September 16, 2013, in San Francisco. At Dartmouth he was a member of Pi Lambda Phi. He then attended Harvard Business School for an M.B.A. in 1951.

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Robert W. Jeavons ’48

Robert W. Jeavons ’48 died on April 2 at Harvard Square in Denver. Bob was born May 25, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, and served in the U.S. Navy at the end of World War II.

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Malcolm James Simpson ’48

Malcolm James Simpson ’48 died May 13 in Asbury Villas in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his family by his side.

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David A. Walsh ’48

David A. Walsh ’48 died in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 2012, after a short illness. He was born in 1924 and was in the U.S. Air Force from 1942 into 1945 before coming to Dartmouth.

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Austin H. Gedney ’48


Austin H. Gedney ’48 of Claremont, New Hampshire, died from cancer on December 12, 2012. “Bud” graduated from Mamaroneck (New York) High School in 1944 and Dartmouth in 1948.

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Robert A. Hoekelman ’48

Robert A. Hoekelman ’48 died March 7 surrounded by his family at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center in Canandaigua, New York.

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Paul H. Johnston ’48

Paul H. Johnston ’48 of Indianapolis, Indiana, died October 7, 2012. He served in the US Army Counter Intelligence Corps and graduated from Dartmouth in 1948 and Indiana University School of Law in 1955.

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Allan W. McKee ’48

Allan W. McKee ’48 of Millersville, Pennsylvania, died on March 20, 2012, in the Calvary Fellowship Homes in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Allan W. and Hazel Smith McKee.

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Edward L. Nadeau ’48

Edward L. Nadeau ’48 died from pancreatic cancer at his home in Glens Falls, New York, on January 10, attended by his daughters and their families.

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Jerome B. King ’48

Jerome B. King ’48 died on October 13, 2012, at his home in Kendal at Hanover in the presence of his immediate family. Jerry was born in New York City on May 1, 1927, to Dorothy Babcock and Robert W. King.

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Howard J. Westney ’48

Howard J. Westney ’48, who lived in Niskayuna, New York, died peacefully on October 25, 2012, with his family at his bedside.

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Thomas V. Rafferty ’48


Thomas V. Rafferty ’48 died from cancer on August 12, 2012, in Marietta, Georgia. Tom graduated from the Boston Latin School, joined the Navy V-12 in March 1944 and was assigned to Dartmouth.

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David S. Karukin ’48

David S. Karukin ’48, U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel (retired), died at Bangkok Hospital in Thailand on June 18 following a short illness.

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Peter R. Betts ’48


Peter R. Betts ’48 died on June 23 in Dennisport, Massachusetts. He had a graveside funeral service with military honors at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, Massachusetts.

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Everett E. Chapman ’48


Everett E. Chapman ’48 died December 29, 2010, at Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers, Massachusetts, near his home in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was born in Glen Cove, New York, and raised in Vermont and New Hampshire.

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Carlton F. Evans ’48

Carlton F. Evans ’48 died peacefully on January 26 at Valley View Nursing Center in Goshen, New York. He was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, where he spent his early years and graduated high school at the New Hampton School.

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Pentti K. Siiteri ’48


Pentti K. Siiteri ’48 died on February 24 at his home in Sonoma, California, with his wife, Helen (sister of the late Everett Aspinwall ’48), and their four sons and one daughter all in attendance at his bedside.

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Walter J. Cairns ’48


Walter J. Cairns ’48 of Marblehead, Massachusetts, died on December 22, 2011, surrounded by his family.

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Donald Robert Ryan ’48

Donald Robert Ryan ’48, a 55-year resident of Wilmette and Kenilworth, Illinois, died peacefully on November 28, 2011, in Malibu, California, where he and his wife of 57 years, Helen, were visiting to welcome their 20th grandchild

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Arthur J. Hendler ’48

Arthur J. Hendler ’48 died at home in Jericho, New York, on March 8, 2011. He came to Dartmouth from Cornell University under the Navy V-12 program, received his A.B.

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Richard S. Repko ’48

Richard S. Repko ’48 died on September 17, 2011, at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dick was born in Yokohama, Japan, and came to Dartmouth from the New Rochelle, New York, high school.

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Thomas Patrick Donnelly ’48


Thomas Patrick Donnelly ’48 died peacefully on July 18 in Kissimmee, Florida.

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Charles C. Randolph III ’48

Charles C. Randolph III ’48, who was living in Solana Beach, California, died May 10 from Parkinson’s disease.

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Charles W. Thorne ’48

Charles W. Thorne ’48 died on May 25 at the Hospice House in Vero Beach, Florida. “Bud” graduated from Trenton (New Jersey) High School in 1944 and Dartmouth in 1948, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Sphinx.

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Marc A. Wyse ’48

Marc A. Wyse ’48, who was living in Beachwood, Ohio, died July 2.

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Harlow Thornton Munson ’48


Harlow Thornton Munson ’48 died on May 4 peacefully at home with his family in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Richard H. Greene ’48

Richard H. Greene ’48 died on February 7 in Exeter, New Hampshire. Dick came to Dartmouth from Needham (Massachusetts) High School, received his B.A. in 1948 and M.B.A.

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Myron Robert Herrick ’48

Myron Robert Herrick ’48 died of a heart attack in California on February 13. Bob came to Dartmouth in June 1944 and completed two semesters before entering the Navy, where he served as a disbursing storekeeper.

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Roger V. Zorn ’48

Roger V. Zorn ’48 died December 27, 2010, in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

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John Starkweather Fenno ’48


John Starkweather Fenno ’48 died on February 16 in Canajoharie, New York, where he had lived since 1963. He graduated from Western High School in Washington, D.C., served in the Navy during World War II, received his B.A.

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Allen “Mac” E. McMichael ’48

Allen “Mac” E. McMichael ’48 died in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on February 14. He was born in Morristown, Minnesota, and served in World War II as an enlisted Marine before coming to Dartmouth under the Marine V-12 program.

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James Herbert Johnson ’48

James Herbert Johnson ’48 died in Sarasota, Florida, on July 23, 2010, of a heart attack. He and Betty had lived in Sarasota since his retirement from Southern New England Telephone Co. (SNET) in 1981.

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Donald F. Drescher ’48


Donald F. Drescher ’48 died in Lavallette, New Jersey, on December 13, 2010. He came to Hanover to join the Marine V-12 unit and, after service with the fleet, returned for his degree in psychology.

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George Charles MacGillivray ’48

George Charles MacGillivray ’48 died in Frederick, Maryland, on December 3, 2010. Mac grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts. He joined the U.S.

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Edward Aloysius McLaughlin ’48


Edward Aloysius McLaughlin ’48 died in Burlingame, California, on July 26, 2010.

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Lawrence Carl Pederson ’48


Lawrence Carl Pederson ’48 died on May 21 in Thetford, Vermont. He came to Dartmouth in the Navy V-12 program and was commissioned and served in the fleet before returning to campus for his degree in physics.

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Richard J.S. Barlow Jr. ’48


Richard J.S. Barlow Jr. ’48 died at Harborlights Nursing Center in South Boston, Massachusetts, on March 26. He moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2008 following the death of his wife, Jane.

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William Johnston Cummings Jr. ’48

William Johnston Cummings Jr. ’48, M.D., died on May 10 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He came to Dartmouth from Milbury (Massachusetts) High School in 1944.

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Walter William Kliebe ’48

Walter William Kliebe ’48 died in Arcadia, Florida, on October 30, 2009. He came to Dartmouth in the Navy V-12 program. From Dartmouth he joined Bankers Trust in 1952 and moved to Lehman Bros.

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John Francis McKeon ’48

John Francis McKeon ’48 died on February 24, 2010 at Lake Forest, Illinois. He entered Dartmouth in the Navy V-12 program in 1943, saw active duty elsewhere, and returned to campus to complete his undergraduate and M.C.S.

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Robert Hilliard Sherman ’48

Robert Hilliard Sherman ’48 died at Hartford (Connecticut) Hospital on May 2, 2009. He came to Dartmouth from Fall River, Massachusetts, to enter the Marine V-12 unit. On campus he double majored in economics and history.

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Warren Dixon Taylor ’48

Warren Dixon Taylor ’48 died in Wesley Chapel, Florida, on April 17. He came to Dartmouth in 1944 from King School at the age of 16 and spent a year in the Navy before returning for his degree in history.

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Irving Willard Tuttle ’48

Irving Willard Tuttle ’48 died in Hanover on August 4, 2009. He joined our class as a transfer from NYU in 1945, majored in economics and was a brother of Phi Kappa Psi.

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Paul M. Branch ’48


Paul M. Branch ’48 died at home in Olean, New York, his birthplace, on January 20. He graduated from Olean High School before entering Army service in 1944-45 at City College of New York and University of Delaware.

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Samuel Allen Wilkinson III ’48

Samuel Allen Wilkinson III ’48 died in Cumberland Center, Maine, on November 17, 2009. He came to Dartmouth with the Navy V-5 program in 1944 from Brookline (Massachusetts) High School.

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Philip Bradbury Shepard ’48

Philip Bradbury Shepard ’48 died at Central Maine Medical Center on September 10, 2009, at age 87.

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Loren Charles Spademan Jr. ’48

Loren Charles Spademan Jr. ’48 died at home in Norwich, Vermont, of complications of Alzheimer’s on February 11. He came on campus in 1944 in the Navy V-12 program from Highland Park (Michigan) High School.

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Milton Herbert Kurtz ’48


Milton Herbert Kurtz ’48 died in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on August 6, 2009.

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Kenneth Thriving Young Jr. ’48

Kenneth Thriving Young Jr. ’48 died in Valrico, Florida, on August 12, 2009. He came on campus from Riverdale (New York) Military Academy and served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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