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:

November-December 2024

Robert D. Blake ’65

Robert D. Blake ’65, a quintessential Dartmouth man, passed away in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, on December 22, 2023, from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.

November-December 2024

Mark Birger Benson ’65

Mark Birger Benson ’65 died on July 13 in Burlington, Vermont. “Birge” came to Dartmouth from Hanover.

November-December 2024

Frank M. Binder Jr. ’65

Frank M. Binder Jr. ’65 died in Mashpee, Massachusetts, on August 4 of Alzheimer’s disease.

November-December 2024

Alan R. Gibson ’65

Alan R. Gibson ’65 died August 3 in Phoenix of complications from pneumonia. He came to Dartmouth from Mendham, New Jersey; a psychology major, he was a member of Phi Delta Alpha.

November-December 2024

Andrew R. Thurm ’65

Andrew R. Thurm ’65 died on July 29 in Princeton, New Jersey, after a brief illness.

November-December 2024

Nathan W. Smith ’67

Nathan W. Smith ’67 passed away on August 15 at home in Gilford, New Hampshire.

November-December 2024

Larry Alan Griffith ’68

Larry Alan Griffith ’68 died on August 14 at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with wife Julia and son Ben by his side.

November-December 2024

Theodore “Ted” McConnell ’70

Theodore “Ted” McConnell ’70 of Raccoon Township, Pennsylvania, passed away on July 4. From 1970 to 1974 he served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant on the USS Massey.

November-December 2024

Matthew B. Carroll ’71

Matthew B. Carroll ’71 died on May 18 at his home in Saratoga Springs, New York. He had a large brain and a big heart; the former he donated to the Harvard brain bank.

November-December 2024

Bob “Leo” Kelcourse ’71

Bob “Leo” Kelcourse ’71 died July 17 in Clearwater, Florida, of complications of pancreatic cancer.