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Mar - Apr 2012

John J. Sutton Jr. ’51

John J. Sutton Jr. ’51, immediate past president of the class, died on November 27, 2011, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Mar - Apr 2012

Donald M. Snell ’51

Donald M. Snell ’51 died in Glenville, New York, on December 1, 2011. After leaving Dartmouth and the Thayer School with two engineering degrees, Don described four main roles in his life: husband, father, engineer and citizen.

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Mar - Apr 2012


Peter Hill ’51


Peter Hill ’51 died on November 24, 2011, in Marblehead, Massachusetts, after a long illness. He was part of a long line of Dartmouth graduates in his family, including grandfather John H. Hill, class of 1887; father John W.

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Jan - Feb 2012

Richard Bucey ’51

Richard Bucey ’51, who died September 7, 2011, in Hudson, Ohio, will be remembered and appreciated by his Dartmouth classmates especially for his leadership of memorial services at class reunions, recalling those who had passed aw

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Jan - Feb 2012

Rodman F. Vetter ’51

Rodman F. Vetter ’51 died at his home in Sarasota, Florida, on August 4, 2011. He is survived by a son, a daughter and four grandchildren. His wife, Jane, predeceased him in 2010 after 58 years of marriage.

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Nov - Dec 2011


Robert T. Byall ’51


Robert T. Byall ’51 died in Rocky River, Ohio, on May 24 from complications related to his 10-year struggle with Parkinson’s disease. His wife, Mitzi, predeceased him. He is survived by four children and six grandchildren.

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Nov - Dec 2011

George H. Marshall Jr. ’51

George H. Marshall Jr. ’51 died May 5, 2010, at his home in Dallas after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Pat, three children and five grandchildren. George came to Dartmouth from Highland Park, Michigan.

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Nov - Dec 2011

J.R. “Dick” MacDonald ’51

J.R. “Dick” MacDonald ’51 died at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on April 11, 2010. His wife, Vivian, passed away 10 weeks later. He is survived by three daughters, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Nov - Dec 2011

Mark Helfer ’51

Mark Helfer ’51 died on June 15 at his beloved Knitson Old Farmhouse in Dorset, England, after a long illness.

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Sept - Oct 2011

James Werts Thorpen ’51

James Werts Thorpen ’51 died on October 30 at his home of a massive heart attack in Casper, Wyoming. He was born in Billings, Montana, and grew up in Cody, Wyoming.

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Sept - Oct 2011

Willard Eugene Wolfe ’51

Willard Eugene Wolfe ’51 died on February 16 at home in Frankfort, Michigan, of pancreatic cancer. He was born in Detroit, grew up in nearby Grosse Ile and graduated from its high school in 1944. He joined the U.S.

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Sept - Oct 2011

Stephen J. Wolff Jr.

Stephen J. Wolff Jr. died on April 4 at the Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, New Jersey, of respiratory and cardiac failure.

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