Wesley Steven Williams ’79
Wesley Steven Williams ’79 of Orangeburg, South Carolina, died on September 19, 2024. Steve was born on September 20, 1957, and grew up in Norway, South Carolina, with an insatiable curiosity for the world and animals.
Obituaries Class of 1979
Search Obituaries Prior to 2010Matthew S. Publicover ’79
Matthew S. Publicover ’79 died on April 5 while awaiting a heart transplant. He was born on February 9, 1957, in Newton, Massachusetts, and grew up in nearby Framingham.
David Emanuel Lurie ’79
David Emanuel Lurie ’79 of Newton, Massachusetts, died on April 24. Dave was born on October 20, 1957, in Syracuse, New York; raised outside of Philadelphia; and attended Radnor High School.
Eugene Francis “Buddy” Teevens III ’79
Eugene Francis “Buddy” Teevens III ’79 died on September 19, 2023, from injuries suffered from a bike accident. Buddy was the Robert L.
LeDarrell Edward Murray ’79
LeDarrell Edward Murray ’79 died on October 2, 2023. LeDarrell was born on December 4, 1957, and grew up in Cleveland and attended Empire Junior High.
Jeffrey A. Miotke ’79
Jeffrey A. Miotke ’79 died on July 20, 2023. Jeff was born on October 2, 1957; was raised in San Jose; and attended Archbishop Mitty High School.
Frederick Kingsley Sharpless ’79
Frederick Kingsley Sharpless ’79 died on August 13 after a fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 65. Born on December 7, 1957, Rick grew up in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and attended Conestoga High School.
Richard Anthony Pender ’79
Richard Anthony Pender ’79 passed away unexpectedly on July 18 from a pulmonary embolism. He was 65. Rich was born on July 26, 1957, in Mineola, New York, and graduated from Garden City High School.
Paul Albrecht ’79
Paul Albrecht ’79 died on July 2. He battled Parkinson’s for 12 years before succumbing to Covid. Paul and his family were longtime residents of Bedford, Massachusetts, and recently moved down the coast to Plymouth. He was 66.
Kellen Grinnell Haak ’79
Kellen Grinnell Haak ’79 passed away on January 13 after living 10 years with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Kellen was born on March 18, 1957, and grew up in Simsbury, Connecticut.
Robert Blake Foster ’79
Robert Blake Foster ’79 died on December 23, 2022, from cancer. Bob was born on June 6, 1957, and grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut.
Karen Brownsberger Gordon ’79
Karen Brownsberger Gordon ’79 died on June 29 after two years with cancer. Karen was born on August 4, 1957, in San Francisco, and moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1965. She graduated from East High School in Anchorage in 1975.
Dale Pennell “Penny” Breed ’79
Dale Pennell “Penny” Breed ’79 died on July 7 from early-onset Alzheimer’s. Penny was born on March 4, 1957, and graduated from Hanover High School in 1975.
Douglas Arthur Canning ’79
Douglas Arthur Canning ’79 died on May 30 after suffering severe injuries from a bicycle accident. Doug was born on April 27, 1957, and attended Robert Fitch High School in Groton, Connecticut.
Elbert Armistead Gates ’79
Elbert Armistead Gates ’79 died on January 8 in Greenwich, Connecticut, from a fall and cardiac arrest. He was 64.
Joseph Harrison “Hank” Young ’79
Joseph Harrison “Hank” Young ’79 died on October 6, 2021, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, from cancer. He was born in Baltimore on April 18, 1957, and graduated in 1975 from the Gilman School.
John B. Peterson ’79
John B. Peterson ’79 died June 10 at Tatnuck Park in Worcester, Massachusetts, after a several-year struggle with cancer.
Franklin Minerva ’79
Franklin Minerva ’79 died peacefully of cancer on April 20 in New York City. Frank was born on June 23, 1957, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Daniel W. Smith III ’79
Daniel W. Smith III ’79 died on February 11, 2020. Dan was a U.S. Army staff sergeant and lived in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Edward V. Sabisky ’79
Edward V. Sabisky ’79 died on March 1, 2020, from a stroke he had suffered 10 days before. Ed lived in the United Kingdom for many years. Ed was raised in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
David Russell Joyce ’79
David Russell Joyce ’79 died on February 3, 2020, after a sudden illness. For the past seven years “Rusty” had lived in McKinney, Texas. Rusty taught U.S.
Patrick Gleason Quinn ’79
Patrick Gleason Quinn ’79, M.D.,died peacefully in his sleep on November 19, 2020, after a 15-year battle with neck cancer. For many years Pat and wife Stacy (Smith) ’79lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Douglas F. Egan ’79
Douglas F. Egan ’79 died on May 14 from complications related to early-onset dementia and Alzheimer’s.
David Michael Krill ’79
David Michael Krill ’79 succumbed to pancreatic cancer on April 14 in the embrace of his wife, Liz, at their home in Raymond, Maine.
David Allan Philhower ’79
David Allan Philhower ’79 died of a heart attack at his Rockaway, New Jersey, home on January 27, just weeks after his 63rd birthday.
Joseph Vincent Nicolosi ’79
Joseph Vincent Nicolosi ’79, M.D., died peacefully on August 25, 2019, in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Robert W. Ng ’79
Robert W. Ng ’79 died peacefully May 2 after a short illness. He resided in Boston and was a graduate of Boston Latin School.
Mark Connolly ’79
Mark Connolly ’79 died on April 13, several days after suffering a brain hemorrhage on a hiking trip out West.
Michele Barber Chimene ’79
Michele Barber Chimene ’79, a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, native, died on January 31.
Stephen Gregory Kovach ’79
Stephen Gregory Kovach ’79 died on December 4, 2018, at his home in Fort Pierce, Florida. Steve was raised and attended high school in Ashland, Kentucky.
Joseph Charles Asch ’79
Joseph Charles Asch ’79 died on October 9, 2018. Joe grew up in Montreal, Canada, and studied history and French at Dartmouth, where he was a ski instructor, a DJ at WDCR, and a French and Italian drill instructor.
Proctor Page Reid’79
Proctor Page Reid’79 died unexpectedly of a heart attack on June 28. Born on June 20, 1956, Proctor grew up in Randolph, Vermont. While at Dartmouth he majored in German, joined Psi Upsilon, and was a member of the ski team.
Daniel Lisle Hall ’79
Daniel Lisle Hall ’79 died on July 17. Dave, who was born on June 2, 1957, in Montebello, California, lived in Florida, Philippines, and New Jersey before settling in North Conway, New Hampshire, prior to entering fourth grade.
Michael Elston Startt ’79
Michael Elston Startt ’79 died of a heart attack on November 17, 2017. More than a dozen of his Theta Delta Chi brothers honored their brother by attending his funeral in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia.
Rachel Krevans ’79
Rachel Krevans ’79 died peacefully on July 19, surrounded by her family. Rachel majored in classics and was well known for embracing the outdoors, including activities such as the Dartmouth Outing Club and Cabin & Trail.
Carrie Ann Garfink Dixon ’79
Carrie Ann Garfink Dixon ’79 died on October 19, 2016, after an extended battle with breast cancer. She was born on August 13, 1957, and attended Thomas S. Wootton High School in Potomac, Maryland.
Karen Elizabeth Knudson Nossiter ’79
Karen Elizabeth Knudson Nossiter ’79 died on August 18, 2016, in Oakland, California, after a long illness. Karen was born on May 15, 1957, and attended Scarsdale (New York) High School. At Dartmouth Karen majored in government.
Charles Spurgeon Rowe Jr. ’79
Charles Spurgeon Rowe Jr. ’79 died on August 24, 2016. Known for his affable and altruistic nature, Charlie was a beloved husband, father and classmate. Charlie was born on December 27, 1956, and graduated from St.
Michael S. Kelley ’79
Michael S. Kelley ’79 died from a heart attack on December 5, 2015, in Manila, Philippines. Mike was born on January 21, 1957, and grew up in Westwood, Massachusetts, where he captained the football and track teams.
Peter B. Lena ’79
Peter B. Lena ’79 died after a brief illness on June 27, 2015. Born on April 12, 1957, Peter grew up in Plainfield, Connecticut, and attended St. Bernard High School.
Kevin Lee James ’79
Kevin Lee James ’79 died unexpectedly on August 17, 2012, while on vacation with his family in Maine. At Dartmouth Kevin was a high jumper on the track team, physics major and a “Math 5” teaching assistant.
Holly Ann Marshall ’79
Holly Ann Marshall ’79 died unexpectedly of a heart attack on June 7, 2014, in Thessaloniki, Greece. A native of Malden, Massachusetts, Holly majored in English.
Robin Smith Jurado ’79
Robin Smith Jurado ’79 died unexpectedly at her home in Los Angeles on January 1, 2013.
Marina Sammons Finch ’79
Marina Sammons Finch ’79 , who lived on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, passed away March 5, 10 days after her 55th birthday. Marina was born and raised in Hanover, the daughter of drama professor John Finch.
Ronald Irving Slade ’79
Ronald Irving Slade ’79, a resident of Andover, Massachusetts, passed away on July 30, 2011, after a protracted battle with liver disease.
