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Mar - Apr 2013
Robert Watson Alvord ’55
Robert Watson Alvord ’55, Esq., died at home on August 27, 2011. Bob came to Dartmouth from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. He later served as a trustee at that institution.
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Mar - Apr 2013
David Eaton Elder ’55
David Eaton Elder ’55 died at the Hospice Center of Charleston, South Carolina, on September 9, 2012. Entering the College from Amherst High School, Dave participated in crew and received a degree in modified art (architecture).
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Jan - Feb 2013
Malcolm Robert Balsam ’55
Malcolm Robert Balsam ’55 died in Lake Worth, Florida, on May 27, 2011. A non-graduate, he came to Dartmouth from Port Chester (New York) High School and resided his freshman year in Hitchcock.
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Jan - Feb 2013
William Sheldon Bronk ’55
William Sheldon Bronk ’55, M.D., passed away on July 13, 2012, at the Vermont Respite House in Williston, Vermont. Bill graduated from Pelham (New York) High School, and subsequent to Dartmouth received his M.D. from Albany Medical College in 1959.
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Jan - Feb 2013
Robert Wright Garver ’55
Robert Wright Garver ’55 died on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on July 12, 2012. A graduate of New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Illinois, Bob attended Dartmouth on a Navy scholarship.
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Jan - Feb 2013
John Allen Rocray ’55
John Allen Rocray ’55, a respected lawyer, died on August 18, 2012, at home in Brattleboro, Vermont. He was a graduate of Winchester (Massachusetts) High School, Hebron Academy and after Dartmouth earned a law degree from Cornell.
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Nov - Dec 2012
Briscoe Baldwin Lang ’55
Briscoe Baldwin Lang ’55 died peacefully June 6 after a short illness. He came to Dartmouth from Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
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Jul - Aug 2012
Richard Dennis Batchelder ’55
Richard Dennis Batchelder ’55 died February 14. Dick entered Dartmouth after graduating from St. John’s Preparatory School, where he was captain of the baseball and basketball teams.
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May - Jun 2012
Bruce Raymond Gardener ’55
Bruce Raymond Gardener ’55 died on April 14, 2011, in Prescott, Arizona. Bruce came to Dartmouth from West Englewood, New Jersey, graduating from Teaneck (New Jersey) High School.
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Jan - Feb 2012
William Hartwell Perry Jr. ’55
William Hartwell Perry Jr. ’55 died unexpectedly on February 18, 2011, after a visit to England. “Hart” came to Dartmouth from West Newton, Massachusetts. An English major, he participated in freshman and varsity hockey but crew was his favorite.
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Jan - Feb 2012
Albert Frank Petrone ’55
Albert Frank Petrone ’55 died on August 10, 2010, in his longtime home state of Colorado. Al attended Cathedral High School in Denver before matriculating at Dartmouth. He was a member of Kappa Sigma and the Newman Club and majored in zoology.
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Jan - Feb 2012
Thomas Carlsen ’55
Thomas Carlsen ’55 , Ph.D., died in Homer, New York, on April 2, 2011. He came to Hanover from Cushing Academy, which he attended while living with his family in Ashburnham, Massachusetts.