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 2023

John H. Hicks ’63

John H. Hicks ’63 died unexpectedly on June 22 from previously undiagnosed pancreatic cancer.

November-December 2023

Stephan R. Swirsky ’63

Stephan R. Swirsky ’63 died on August 7 of rapid-onset systemic infection. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and attended James Hillhouse High School.

November-December 2023

William Innis Martin ’64

William Innis Martin ’64 of Grantham, New Hampshire, died of heart failure on July 20.

November-December 2023

Richard J. Davey ’65

Richard J. Davey ’65 died on June 13 in Zurich, Switzerland, from complications of progressive neurological diseases. He came to Dartmouth from Niagara Falls, New York.

November-December 2023

Hugh B. Lade ’65

Hugh B. Lade ’65 died on June 14 in Seattle from primary central nervous system lymphoma. He came to Dartmouth from Kirkland, Washington.

November-December 2023

Ronald J. Mario ’65

Ronald J. Mario ’65 died on July 20 in Arlington, Virginia. He came to Dartmouth from Keene, New Hampshire, and was an economics major.

November-December 2023

George Ropes ’66

George Ropes ’66, an early pioneer in providing objective information about climate change, passed away peacefully in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 8, 2022.

November-December 2023

Lewis Robert Achenbach Jr. ’68

Lewis Robert Achenbach Jr. ’68 of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at home on August 21.

November-December 2023

Douglas Edward Cook ’68

Douglas Edward Cook ’68, Esq., of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, died on June 16.

November-December 2023

John E. Gage ’68

John E. Gage ’68 died on June 8 in Henderson, Nevada, from complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.