Obituaries

These are the most recent alumni obituaries. Select an individual obituary to post a remembrance. To report a death, please contact alumni records at (603) 646-2253. To view obituaries by class year, select from the drop-down menu:

May - Jun 2019

John J. Ahern ’45

John J. Ahern ’45 passed away on December 22, 2018, in Delray Beach, Florida.

May - Jun 2019

Paul William Kerr Jr. ’52

Paul William Kerr Jr. ’52 of Temple, Texas, died on January 1 in a local hospital. Paul was born on August 2, 1930, in Elkhart, Indiana, and attended Elkhart schools until age 14.

May - Jun 2019

Ronald Christine Scott ’52

Ronald Christine Scott ’52 passed away on September 6, 2018, at Port Charlotte Bayfront Hospital. Ronald was born on February 5, 1930, in Merion, Pennsylvania.

May - Jun 2019

Robert Cushman Thomas ’52

Robert Cushman Thomas ’52, M.D., formerly of Amherst, New York, died on December 26, 2018, at Maplewood Skilled Nursing in Canton, New York.

May - Jun 2019

Henry Doubleday Waters ’52

Henry Doubleday Waters ’52 was born on April 20, 1930, in Buffalo, New York, and passed away on January 4 at the Avow Hospice Facility in Naples, Florida, surrounded by his loving

May - Jun 2019

Philip Alan Christophe ’54

Philip Alan Christophe ’54 passed away on December 20, 2018, in Chatham, Massachusetts.

May - Jun 2019

Richard Phillip Lederer ’54

Richard Phillip Lederer ’54 passed away on December 28, 2018, in Phoenix. Rich came to Dartmouth from Jackson Heights, New York, where he attended W.C. Bryant High School.

May - Jun 2019

James Joseph Mannion ’54

James Joseph Mannion ’54 passed away on December 15, 2018, in Bow, New Hampshire. Jim came to Dartmouth from Concord, New Hampshire, where he attended St. John High School.

May - Jun 2019

Francisco Garcia Romero ’54

Francisco Garcia Romero ’54 passed away on December 27, 2018, in Venezuela. “Paco” came to Dartmouth from Maracaibo, Venezuela. He graduated from Sanford Preparatory School.

May - Jun 2019

W. Rodney Burkley Jr. ’57

W. Rodney Burkley Jr. ’57 of Palos Verdes Estates, California, passed away on December 4, 2018. Rod grew up in York, Pennsylvania.