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:

January-February 2022

Oscar C. “Chip” Blomgren Jr. ’51

Oscar C. “Chip” Blomgren Jr. ’51 died in Lake Bluff, Illinois, on August 10, 2021. He was a prolific inventor, holding several dozen patents, and a successful entrepreneur.

January-February 2022

Phelps Dewey ’51

Phelps Dewey ’51, a newspaperman and book publisher, died on March 29, 2021, in Fort Bragg, California.

January-February 2022

Charles B. Eccles ’51

Charles B.

January-February 2022

Herbert Lincoln “Linc” Fenno ’51

Herbert Lincoln “Linc” Fenno ’51 died on September 26, 2021, at his home in Barefoot Bay, Florida.

January-February 2022

Donald L. Kope ’51

Donald L. Kope ’51, a career U.S. Air Force officer, died on October 12, 2021, in Merced, California. Don came to Dartmouth from Youngstown, Ohio.

January-February 2022

Edward Landau ’51

Edward Landau ’51, M.D., a Renaissance man, died at his home in Worcester, Massachusetts, on September 23, 2021.

January-February 2022

Wusun Lin ’51

Wusun Lin ’51, former director of the China Foreign Languages Bureau and head of Beijing Weekly News, died on January 27, 2021, in Beijing.

January-February 2022

Leonard F. Smith ’51

Leonard F. Smith ’51, a longtime resident of Los Gatos, California, and a frequent contributor to his community, died suddenly on September 23, 2021.

January-February 2022

Barry R. Spiegel ’51

Barry R. Spiegel ’51, a prominent attorney in Philadelphia and a lifelong lover of thoroughbred racing, died in Paoli, Pennsylvania, on August 12, 2021.

January-February 2022

Robert H. Wilbee ’51

Robert H.