Obituaries Class of 1963

A. Thomas Perry ’63 passed away on April 25 in West Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Wallace K. Chappell ’63 died on April 14 in Iowa City, Iowa. Wally was from New York City and attended Mamaroneck (New York) Senior High School, where he was involved in the newspaper, glee club, dramatics, and sports.

Glen Gale ’63, Ph.D., died on January 30 at his home near Litchfield, Connecticut. At Dartmouth he majored in Spanish, lettered in swimming, was a member of the Spanish Club, worked for WDCR, and was a brother of Alpha Theta.

N. Laurence Saperstein ’63, M.D., died on December 19, 2024, in Washington, Illinois. He was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and attended Malden High School, where he participated in the newspaper and debating.

Richard D. Heimovics ’63, Ph.D., died on May 17, 2023, of complications from dementia.

John “Jack” L. Steele Jr. ’63 died on August 24, 2024, after complications from a fall.

Joel M. Jutkowitz ’63, Ph.D., died on July 28, 2024, at Weill Cornell Hospital in New York City. At Dartmouth Joel majored in international relations and was managing editor of The Dartmouth as well as a crew member and manager.

Daniel W. Benson ’63, M.D., died on August 4 at home. He was born in Everett, Washington but moved to Fairfield, Connecticut, and attended Mount Hermon School, where he participated in the newspaper and lacrosse.

Eugene R. Lucier ’63, M.D., died August 2 at his home due to complications from Covid. He was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, and attended Amesbury High School, where he participated in band and basketball.

Stephen M. Jacobstein ’63 died on August 31 after battling cancer for seven years. He was from Rochester, New York, and attended nearby Monroe High School.

David B. Smoyer ’63 died June 1 from complications of dementia. He was born in Akron, Ohio, and grew up in Princeton, New Jersey.

Michael L. Losee ’63 died on May 17. He was born in Schenectady, New York, and attended Chatham Central High School in Ghent, New York, where he was active in track, football, band, and the newspaper.

John R. Chamberlain ’63 died on June 4 of complications from Parkinson’s disease. John came from a Dartmouth family, including a grandparent, his father, and uncles.

David Dawley ’63 died November 16, 2023 in Hanover. He was from Westminster, Massachusetts, and attended Gardner High School where he participated in the newspaper and yearbook, dramatics, cross-country, and track.

William A. Lawliss ’63 died at home in South Burlington, Vermont, on March 26 from complications of dementia, surrounded by his loving family.

Cameron “Sandy” Burnham Duncan ’63, former president of the Detroit Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, passed away on August 28, 2023.

Frank Phillips Palmer Jr. ’63 passed away on August 25, 2023, surrounded by his family.

Timothy E. Kraft ’63, who managed the Iowa caucus campaign that played a pivotal role in Jimmy Carter’s successful presidential run, passed away on January 21.

Theodore John Suess III ’63 of Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, passed away on November 16, 2023.

Joseph R. Attonito ’63 died peacefully at his home in Tequesta, Florida, on December 5, 2023.

George R. “Bob” Shanno ’63 died on September 1, 2023, in Drums, Pennsylvania after a brief illness. Bob was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and attended Hazleton High School, where he participated in the glee club and dramatics.

Roger W. Griffin ’63 died on October 10, 2023, of progressive supranuclear palsy. He was born in Niskayuna, New York, where he lived most of his life. He was active in the Boy Scouts and became an Eagle Scout.

Jonathan Bates ’63 died November 5, 2022. He came to Dartmouth from New York City, where he attended High School of Music and Art and was active in student government, yearbook, and debating.

Stephan R. Swirsky ’63 died on August 7 of rapid-onset systemic infection. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and attended James Hillhouse High School. Steve was a star athlete in basketball and baseball from early childhood.

John S. Bell ’63 died on April 22 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri; grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and attended Washington Senior High School, where he was active on the swim team.

Donald M. Shulkin ’63 died on February 2. He was from Rome, New York, and attended Rome Free Academy, where he participated in the glee club and the yearbook.

Bruce K. Nichols ’63 died on January 27 in Palm City, Florida, of complications from bladder cancer.

Henry F. Smith ’63 died due to Alzheimer’s on October 23, 2022, in Hanover, where lived since 2010. Hank was from Lowell, Massachusetts, and attended Lowell High School, where he was a member of the tennis team.

Leonard N. Waldbaum ’63 passed away on March 22, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Len attended North High School in Denver, where he played baseball, wrestled, and was on the debate team.

Peter K. Davis ’63, a member of a Dartmouth family, died on September 22, 2022, at Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Regional Hospital surrounded by his family.

Eric A. Hansen ’63 passed away from cancer on June 1. Eric came from La Canada, California, and attended Flintridge Prep, where he was active in basketball, golf, and swimming and was the art editor of the yearbook.

Richard W. Harrow ’63 died of liver failure on March 5 in Vallejo, California. Dick graduated from Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, where he participated in baseball, football, and glee club.

Percy H. Russell Jr. ’63 passed away February 15 from Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia. He was born in Washington, D.C., to Percy Sr. ’29 and Marjorie and attended Woodrow Wilson High, where he ran track and cross country.

James J. Bell ’63 died March 22 from complications from Parkinson’s.

Mark S. Horwich ’63, M.D., died on January 20. He was born in Dover, Delaware and attended Denver East High School. At Dartmouth Mark majored in philosophy and went on to obtain a B.Med. in 1965.

Michael V. Whelan ’63 died on August 6. He was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada, into a military family.

Frederick M. Asher ’63 died June 26 after a long battle with four cancers. Rick was from a Dartmouth family in Highland Park, Illinois, and attended Highland Park High School, where he was editor-in-chief of the newspaper.

Barry Russell Elson ’63 died on June 7 in Atlanta. Barry was a native “Jersey Boy” from Cedar Grove and attended Bloomfield High School, where he was class president and star athlete in baseball, cross country, and basketball.

Ralph A. Sanders ’63 died at his home in Palmyra, New York, on March 24. He was born in Covington, Kentucky, on March 30, 1941.

Gary E. Underhill ’63, M.D., died November 16, 2020, at Gateway Hospital in Evansville, Indiana, of complications from cancer. He was born in Hopkins, Minnesota, in 1940 and attended Hopkins Sr.

Bruce A. Coggeshall ’63 died on September 14, 2020, in South Portland, Maine, of lung cancer. Bruce was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, and raised in Newport, New Hampshire.

Philip James Quigley ’63 died on October 8, 2020, in Troy, Michigan, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Jim was born on February 16, 1942, in New York City. He attended Damelin College, where he played rugby.

Alan Davidson III ’63, M.D., died on June 26 in Colfax, North Carolina. He came from a Dartmouth family.

Charles L. Pugh ’63 died March 23 at his home in Roanoke, Virginia, after a long battle with brain cancer. Charlie was born in Roanoke and he attended Jefferson High School. He graduated with an A.B.

William H. Muldoon III ’63 of Kerrville, Texas, passed away on May 3. Bill graduated from Texas Military Institute in San Antonio, attended the University of Michigan, and transferred to Dartmouth, where he majored in geology.

William J. Hubbard ’63 died on February 6 at Gadsden (Alabama) Regional Medical Center.

Joseph J. Connors ’63 died peacefully on January 27. Joe was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and raised there and in Evanston, Illinois, where he attended high school.

Sherman Bendalin ’63 died on January 27 and was buried in Beth Israel Cemetery in his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. Sherm attended North Phoenix High, where he was a representative at Boys State.

James E. Puklin ’63, M.D., died on May 22, 2019, in Washington, D.C., of complications from Alzheimer’s.

John S. Dickey Jr. ’63, scientist, author, and poet, died at his home in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, of cancer on October 8, 2019. He was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Hanover.

Henry T. Reynolds ’63 died June 9, 2019, at his home in Hardwick, Vermont. He was born in New Mexico into a Dartmouth family and raised in Denver and attended Denver Country Day School, where he was an athlete in four sports.

Robert G. Lunden ’63 died on August 1 with his family at his side near his home in Ballston Spa, New York. He was born in Bethlehem, New York, and graduated from Bethlehem Central High School.

Matthew J. Wozniak Jr. ’63, Ph.D., died March 16 at his home in Tucson, Arizona, from complications of dementia and Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Gordon C. Andrews ’63 died May 29 after a brief illness. He was born in Boston and attended Edgemont High School in Scarsdale, New York.

Carl Fogelberg ’63 died in New York City on January 22. Carl graduated from Southside High School in Rockville Center, New York, where he was a member of the football and track teams in addition to being the class treasurer.

Richard Paul Kiphart ’63 died September 10, 2016, at his home. An engineering science major at Dartmouth, Dick went on to earn an M.B.A.

C. Gregory Knight ’63, emeritus professor of geography at Pennsylvania State University, died January 1, 2015. He resided at University Park, Pennsylvania.

Stephen Scott ’63 of Southborough, Massachusetts, died November 10, 2014, in his home surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

Michael Geller ’63 died July 11, 2014, when his heart gave out after a long bicycle ride, according to Steve Macht ’63, Mike’s college roommate and lifelong friend. Mike resided in Seattle with Carolyn, his wife of 48 years.

Thomas Martin ’63, an information age pioneer, died April 1, 2014, at Kendal in Oberlin, Ohio, from complications from a stroke he suffered in 2009. Tom majored in mathematics and sang in the Glee Club at Dartmouth.

Charles Henry Racine ’63, a research ecologist who studied Alaskan ecosystems, died January 7, 2014. He resided in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Chuck grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois, and attended Lake Forest Academy.

James J. vonGal ’63, an insurance executive, died March 21, 2014, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. He resided in Quechee, Vermont. Jim was born in Washington, Connecticut, and attended the Gunnery School.

Burton Lee Albert ’63 died June 19, 2013, at home in Roanoke, Virginia. Burt was born in Sioux City, Iowa, a place he was very fond of and spoke of often.


Timothy Bissell ’63 of Carson City, Nevada, died of cancer, March 26, 2012, at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. Tim was born in Anaconda, Montana, and moved with his parents to Carson City as a child. He joined the U.S.

David Butler ’63 died unexpectedly January 10 at Thonburi Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. A native of Wakefield, Massachusetts, David graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth as an English major and senior fellow.

Thomas L. Gladders ’63 died April 13 of a suspected heart attack, in Webster Groves, Missouri. Born in Carbondale, Illinois, Tom moved to Ladue, Missouri, at the age of 9.


Frederick Alexander Doane ’63 died November 12, 2011, at his residence in East Dorset, Vermont. Fred was born in Boston, grew up in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Wakefield (Massachusetts) High School.


Richard Dickson Arendt ’63 died June 11, 2011, on the way to a hospital in Napa, California, after collapsing from a heart attack in the gift shop of the Sonoma Barracks, where he was working as a park volunteer.

Robert Wallace Burgess ’63 died June 18, 2011, at his home in East Orleans, Massachusetts. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. At Dartmouth Bob worked on The Daily Dartmouth and WDCR and was a brother of Kappa Kappa Kappa.

David Alexander Templeton ’63 died February 10. David spent most of his adult life in England and returned to the United States in 2003 to retire in Evergreen, Colorado. Shortly thereafter he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Michael Roy Marantz ’63 of Jamaica, Vermont, died January 25 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

George Edward Richardson ’63 died February 24 while skiing in Zermatt, Switzerland. He lived in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, where he had been born and raised.


Michael A. Letis ’63 of Goshen, Connecticut, died December 24, 2010. Mike was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and was a three-sport athlete at nearby East Haven High School, where he led Connecticut in passing, yardage and total yards in 1959.