Ralph T. King ’51, a civic-minded entrepreneur and avid golfer, died on April 13 in Vero Beach, Florida. He is survived by four children (including son Alan ’83), eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
David H. O’Neill ’51, whose years at Dartmouth fostered a love of New England and the outdoors that had a profound effect on the rest of his life, died on January 25 in Bedford, New Hampshire.
John Jerome Staton ’51 died on April 14 in Carmel, Indiana. Jerry was for 35 years a pastoral minister, serving four Midwestern churches and contributing richly to the communities in which they were located.
Aram M. Chorebanian ’51 died on January 23 in Tucson, Arizona. The son of Armenian refugees, he rose through the enlisted ranks to become a major in the U.S. Army.
J. Brooks Dodge Jr. ’51, a legendary skier and a member of the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame, died at his home in Jackson, New Hampshire, on January 17. Brooks grew up in Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire, in the shadow of Mount Washington.
John A. Hoskins ’51, a longtime U.S. Foreign Service officer and United Nations food and agriculture specialist, died in Columbus, Ohio, on December 28, 2017. John majored in international relations at Dartmouth.
William S. Macfadden Jr. ’51, who fell in love with Montana during a summer job at a logging camp and later returned to spend 60 years there, died in Billings on October 20, 2017, after a long illness.
Paul R. Staley ’51 died on January 5. He had been a longtime resident of the Philadelphia area, most recently in Media. He is survived by his wife, Joan, four children, two stepchildren and nine grandchildren.
Edward E. Hazen Jr. ’51, Ph.D., a member of a four-generation Dartmouth family that dates back to his great-grandfather, the Rev. Norman Hazen, class of 1840, died on December 5, 2017, in Bryan, Texas.
William M. Michener ’51, M.D., a distinguished pediatrician and educator of pediatric medical students and residents, died in Naples, Florida, on September 28, 2017.