Jon Patrick Gould ’79 died on September 9, 2025. Jon was born on January 17, 1957, and grew up in Hawaii, where he attended Punahou School. At the time of his death, Jon lived in Seattle.
Robert Raymond Rauch Jr. ’79 , M.D., died on June 13, 2025. Bob grew up in Lenox, Massachusetts, and went to Lenox High School, where he was class valedictorian.
Robert Miller Brown ’79 died on May 20 from a fast-moving brain tumor. Bob lived in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Julia Fitch Brown ’79. Bob was born on February 25, 1957, and grew up in Pittsburgh.
Kathleen Elizabeth Dunlay ’79 of Lincoln, Massachusetts, died on May 29, 2024, from complications from chronic pain. She was born on November 5, 1957, and grew up in Wayland, Massachusetts.
David Morris Frankel ’79 died on February 26 after a long battle with primary progressive aphasia. Dave lived in Newtown Square and Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Born on March 12, 1957, Dave grew up in Wanamassa, New Jersey.
David Michael DeSimone ’79 died on July 12, 2024. He lived in Castle Rock, Colorado. Mike was born on February 3, 1957, and grew up near Philadelphia. At Dartmouth he majored in chemistry and joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Tracey L. Harden ’79 died on August 19 in a car accident. Tracey was born on July 7, 1957; grew up in McConnellsville, New York; and attended Camden High School. At Dartmouth she lived in Mass Hall and majored in history.
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.
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.
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.