Obituaries

These are the most recent alumni obituaries. 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 2017

John Peter Schurman ’54 passed away on December 7, 2016, at Thomson Hood Veterans Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

May - Jun 2017

Theodore Jackson Talbot Short ’54 passed away on December 10, 2016, at the Duke University Medical Center.

May - Jun 2017

Gerald Henry Smith Jr. ’54 passed away on January 11 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Jerry came to Dartmouth from Lyndonville, Vermont, where he attended Lyndon Institute.

May - Jun 2017

Glenn Allen Wesselmann ’54 passed away on January 27 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Glenn came to Dartmouth from Shaker Heights, Ohio, where he attended Shaker Heights High School.

Mar - Apr 2017

Rollin Frey Haynes ’54 passed away on August 12, 2016, in Brunswick, Maine. Rollie came to Dartmouth from Melrose, Massachusetts, where he graduated from Melrose High School.

Mar - Apr 2017

Norman T. Ross ’54 passed away on November 9, 2016, in Clearwater Florida. Norman came to Dartmouth from Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he attended Wellesley High School.

Nov - Dec 2016

Ronald Kaye Dunton ’54 passed away on July 19 in Santa Cruz, California. At Dartmouth he majored in English and was a brother of Alpha Theta.

Nov - Dec 2016

Peter Frank Geithner ’54 passed away on July 29 in Orleans, Massachusetts. At Dartmouth he was an international relations major and a brother of Beta Theta Pi.

Nov - Dec 2016

Peter Edwin Roos ’54 passed away on July 17 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Peter came to Dartmouth from Plymouth after graduating from Deerfield Academy.

Sept - Oct 2016

Sabin Clark Abell ’54 passed away on June 1 in Vero Beach, Florida, as the result of a one-car automobile accident. Sabe came to Dartmouth from Burlington, Vermont.

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