Frank Gado ’58, Ph.D., died on June 8 in West Hartford, Vermont, after a long struggle with brain cancer. Frank was born in Fairview, New Jersey, to immigrant parents from Piemonte, Italy.
Alan B. Gazzaniga ’58, M.D.,passed away on June 17 at his home in Orange County, California. A zoology major at Dartmouth, Al played football for three years and was a member of Sigma Chi, Sphinx, Green Key, and Newman Club.
Peter E. Kenny ’58, Tu’59, died in December 2021. Pete grew up in Kentucky and spent most of his adult life in southern California. At Dartmouth he was a geography major and a brother at Zeta Psi.
Thomas C. Chomentowski ’58 died at his home on September 11, 2020. He was a philosophy major and a member of Kappa Sigma. Tom grew up in Philadelphia and, as a TWA pilot, was a longtime resident of Vermont.
Robert E. Pendergast ’58 passed away on February 16, 2021, of lung cancer. Butch was a Delta Kappa Epsilon brother, majored in geology, and became a career geologist. He was founder and president of Geotechnical Engineering Corp.
Jay A. Clark ’58 passed away on August 22, 2020. At Dartmouth Jay was an English major, a brother at Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and a member of the Barbary Coast band.
Gerald M. Polin ’58, M.D., died May 21, 2021, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Jerry grew up in Philadelphia and left Dartmouth in 1957 to attend Jefferson Medical College.
Stuart C. Clark ’58 died of natural causes in Sunrise Beach, Missouri, on December 31, 2021. Stu was a brother at Delta Upsilon and was active on the ski patrol, in the DOC, and with Winter Carnival. After earning his B.E.
William James Pringle ’58 died on August 10, 2021, in Eureka, California. Jim grew up in Pasadena and lived in Russell Sage as a freshman. The College has no record that he graduated with the class.
John M. Coulter Jr. ’58 died of Parkinson’s on August 23, 2020. John was a history major and a member of Psi Upsilon and Dragon. He served in the U.S. Navy reserves and was a gunnery officer on the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid.
Robert H. Rudolph ’58, M.D., died unexpectedly on February 6, 2021, in Seattle. Bob grew up in Pittsburgh, majored in chemistry, was a debater and member of Alpha Theta, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa.