John D. Lowell ’75
John D. Lowell ’75 passed away March 9 at home surrounded by family. John was born in Bridgton, Maine, in 1953 to Walter and Janice Lowell.
Obituaries Class of 1975
Search Obituaries Prior to 2010Don Lloyd Wreden ’75
Don Lloyd Wreden ’75 passed away peacefully at his home January 29 of pancreatic cancer. Don was born in Raymondville, Texas, on September 5, 1953, and grew up on the family farm as the youngest of four children. He attended St.
Richard J. Yurko ’75
Richard J. Yurko ’75 passed away on October 31, 2024. Rich and his family emigrated to the United States in 1960 to Levittown, New Jersey.
James Edward Thomson ’75
James Edward Thomson ’75 of Alexandria, Virginia, passed away on May 18, 2024, at Fairfax Hospital following complications after being struck by a car.
Ifé Landsmark ’75
Ifé Landsmark ’75, M.D., clinical psychologist, passed away on April 8. Ifé was born in Harlem and grew up in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. At 16 Ifé enrolled at York College, where she studied psychology with mentor Dr.
John Robert Posey Jr. ’75
John Robert Posey Jr. ’75 passed away on February 9. Born on November 17, 1953, in Evanston, Illinois, he attended St.
William F. Brunson ’75
William F. Brunson ’75 died on February 25, 2022, in Sweden. Bill was born in Dallas and was an accomplished musician, composer, and artistic director.
Jonathan David White ’75
Jonathan David White ’75 of Merrick, New York, passed away on December 17, 2022. He was born to Jacqueline Wright and Harry Beaumont White in Monterey, California, on April 10, 1953.
Michael R. Cornelius ’75
Michael R. Cornelius ’75 passed away on January 5 at the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Regional Hospital following a sudden illness. Michael was born on July 27, 1953, in Bemidji, Minnesota, the son of Carl and Louise Cornelius.
Robert “Bud” Leese ’75
Robert “Bud” Leese ’75 passed away on November 21, 2021, from esophageal cancer at his home in Springfield, New Hampshire, with his family by his side.
Stanley McDermott ’75
Stanley McDermott ’75 passed away at his home in New York City on September 3, 2021, after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Benjamin W. Simmons Jr. ’75
Benjamin W. Simmons Jr. ’75 passed away March 17 at his home in Bangor, Maine.
James Tyre ’75
James Tyre ’75, a second-generation Angeleno, passed away unexpectedly on March 3. After graduating from Dartmouth Jim earned his law degree at Loyola Law School.
Nicholas John Lazos ’75
Nicholas John Lazos ’75 passed away on November 8, 2019. He was born on March 25, 1953, in Zouzouli, Greece, to John and Eudoxia Lazos, who immigrated to the United States in 1956.
Paul R. Bjorklund Jr. ’75
Paul R. Bjorklund Jr. ’75 of Falls Church, Virginia, passed away May 6 following complications from surgery. Born in Texas in 1953, Paul was known as “Tex” to his family and childhood friends.
David E. Hunt ’75
David E. Hunt ’75 of Portland, Maine, died on July 31, 2018, in nearby Lewiston. He will be remembered as one of the brightest and most easygoing members of the class.
Clifford Douglas Croom ’75
Clifford Douglas Croom ’75 passed away at the Fort Sanders Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 20 after a battle with cancer.
Edward Charles Littlefield ’75
Edward Charles Littlefield ’75 of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, and St. James City, Florida, passed away November 22, 2017, at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida, following a battle with cancer.
Paul J. Coady ’75
Paul J. Coady ’75 passed away of natural causes on November 16, 2017. Paul’s career as a labor and employment attorney spanned nearly 40 years.
Douglas Barry Chester ’75
Douglas Barry Chester ’75 died on January 8 in Springs Mills, Pennsylvania. “Uncle Doug,” as he was known to his extended family, practiced law with an open-door policy.
Richard Anthony Maresca ’75
Richard Anthony Maresca ’75 died on December 27, 2016. Rich, who was born in Neptune, New Jersey, came to Dartmouth from Oakwood High School in Dayton, Ohio. After Dartmouth he received a law degree from Cornell University.
Danny Kopec ’75
Danny Kopec ’75—professor of computer science at Brooklyn College, author, entrepreneur and International Master of chess—died June 13 from pancreatic cancer.
John Stephen Lewis ’75
John Stephen Lewis ’75 died on November 29, 2015. Stephen was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
James W. Reed ’75
James W. Reed ’75 passed away at his home in Charleston, West Virginia, on August 8, 2014. Jim was an independent oil and gas producer and a member of the Independent Oil and Gas Association.
Fred R. Williamson III ’75
Fred R. Williamson III ’75 passed away at the Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on August 7, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer.
