Peter Hill ’50 died on August 12, 2019, with his wife, Sally, at his side. He was born on August 9, 1928, in Springfield, Massachusetts, and came to Dartmouth from Sidwell Friends School.
Robert Moore McIlwain ’50 of Bernardsville, New Jersey, and Vero Beach, Florida, passed away on October 24, 2015, not long after he attended his 65th reunion at Dartmouth.
Pieter von Herrmann ’50 died on July 1, 2013, his birthday. At Dartmouth he majored in mathematics, was a member of Theta Chi and worked at the Indian Bowl restaurant.
Austin Tobin Jr. ’50 died on May 9, 2012, in Waterbury, Connecticut. Austin enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during his senior year at Polytechnic Preparatory in Brooklyn. He entered Dartmouth after 16 months in the Marine Corps.
Wilmer Hill ’50 died on March 21, 2010. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Ledyard Canoe Club and the Dartmouth Outing Club. Bill lived in Hitchcock Hall for four years.
James M. Hutton III ’50 of Rye, New York, and lastly of Nantucket, Massachusetts, died on July 25, 2010. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Psi Upsilon, where he was social chairman.
James H. McCrum ’50 died on July 23, 2010. Jim, one of an unknown but seemingly small number of ’50s who never married, led an interesting and atypical life. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Delta Theta.
Anthony S. Poltrack ’50 died on January 11, 2010, as the result of complications from multiple myeloma. Tony’s parents emigrated from Poland. He was the ninth of 10 children, only two of whom survive him.
John E. Rogers Jr. ’50 of Houston, Texas, died on January 20 at home, where he lived with his wife of 55 years, Katie. While at Dartmouth he was a member of the Glee Club and Sigma Nu. John left the College in his junior year.
Gordon H. Hood ’50, only days after receiving the Class of 1950 Award at his 60th reunion, died on June 20, 2010, following a brief hospitalization near his home in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.