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November-December 2025
Joseph Samuel Leeper ’68
Joseph Samuel Leeper ’68, Ph.D., died unexpectedly of acute respiratory pneumonia on July 9.
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November-December 2025
Robert Michael Jordan ’68
Robert Michael Jordan ’68 passed away October 18, 2024, surrounded by family at home in Cloverdale, California, following a seven-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
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November-December 2025
Jan Robert Westervelt ’66
Jan Robert Westervelt ’66 — a multifaceted community leader for more than 50 years in Cabot, Vermont—passed away at his home on April 16.
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November-December 2025
William Ingersoll Rose ’66
William Ingersoll Rose ’66, geology professor and noted volcanologist, died at home in Eagle Harbor, Michigan, on July 17. Born in Detroit and raised in Corrales, New Mexico, Bill’s passion for geology began early.
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November-December 2025
James Stuart Edson ’66
James Stuart Edson ’66 passed away on May 5 in Syracuse, New York, following a period of declining health. Although born in Syracuse, Jim spent most of his life in nearby Skaneateles, a place he deeply loved and called home.
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November-December 2025
Robert F. Bertocchi ’66
Robert F. Bertocchi ’66 died on July 11, five days before his 81st birthday, at the Bane Harbor House in Hingham, Massachusetts, following a lengthy illness.
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November-December 2025
John David Barbieri ’66
John David Barbieri ’66 — a 6-foot-10 financial trader, lawyer, and rugby enthusiast described by wife Judy as a “gentle giant”—passed away on December 3, 2024, after a four-year battle with myeloma and Parkinson’s disease.
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November-December 2025
Lawrence W. Chapman ’63
Lawrence W. Chapman ’63 died at home in Loudon, Tennessee, on June 6. He was from Darien, Connecticut, and at Darien High School participated in baseball and football.
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November-December 2025
David K. Foster ’58
David K. Foster ’58 passed away on June 6. Dave grew up in Norwich, Vermont, and came to Dartmouth from Sidwell Friends School in Bethesda, Maryland.
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November-December 2025
Michael L. Lasser ’57
Michael L. Lasser ’57 passed away on July 22 in Rochester, New York. Michael grew up across the Hudson in New Jersey at a time when kids, parents, and grandparents could sing all the popular Broadway songs.