John M. Crowe ’54
John M. Crowe ’54, M.D.—a man of wisdom, caring, and dedication to others—passed away peacefully on September 15, 2023. Born in Orange, New Jersey, to Charles and Mary (Hughes) Crowe, John attended high school in Montclair, New Jersey, and at Dartmouth was premed and rowed varsity crew. John completed Dartmouth Medical School’s two-year program and then earned his M.D. at Harvard Medical School in 1957. John trained as a general surgeon at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston and served two years as a captain in the Air Force in New York and Virginia. From 1965 through 2002 John had career in general surgery at Park Surgical Associates in Stoughton, Massachusetts, and as chief of surgery at Goddard Memorial Hospital and Cardinal Cushing Hospital, now Good Samaritan Hospital. He taught surgery at Harvard and Tufts medical schools and chaired the boards of directors of the Massachusetts Medical Society and Alliance Charitable Foundation. A loyal alumnus, John interviewed applicants to Dartmouth for many years. John married Joan Rutty in 1955 and by the time they were 30 they had five children. In 1966 they bought an old hunting lodge on Kezar Lake in Lovell, Maine. John is survived by Joan; sister June; children Jeff, Betsy, Bob, Susan, and Andy and their spouses; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
