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

Richard C. Handy ’57

Richard C. Handy ’57 passed away peacefully on July 6 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine. Dick came to Dartmouth from Mount Hermon School.

November-December 2024

David B. Keith ’57

David B. Keith ’57 of Ocala, Florida, died on July 29. David graduated from Brockton (Massachusetts) High School and Thayer Academy in nearby Braintree.

November-December 2024

Joel S. Mitchell Jr. ’57

Joel S. Mitchell Jr. ’57 passed away on March 24. Joel came to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy.

November-December 2024

Robert C. Ohl ’57

Robert C. Ohl ’57 passed away from cancer on May 9 at his home in Tudeils, France. Bob came to Dartmouth from Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington, New York.

November-December 2024

Geoffrey H. Root ’57

Geoffrey H. Root ’57 passed away on November 17, 2023. Geoff graduated from Phillips Academy Andover.

November-December 2024

Thomas H. Schwarz ’57

Thomas H. Schwarz ’57 of Sheffield, Massachusetts, died on August 12 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Tom graduated from White Plains (New York) High School.

November-December 2024

Harold R. Douglas ’58

Harold R. Douglas ’58 passed away on June 3 in Portland, Oregon.

November-December 2024

Frederick B. Bagnall ’58

Frederick B. Bagnall ’58 died December 31, 2023. Fred grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, and came to Dartmouth from Vermont Academy.

November-December 2024

Louis J. Bloomfield ’58

Louis J. Bloomfield ’58, Tu’59, Th’59, died June 2. Lou grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and lived nearly his whole life in the Cleveland suburbs.

November-December 2024

David H. Cassidy ’58

David H. Cassidy ’58 passed away in West Lebanon, New Hampshire, of Parkinson’s disease on August 13, 2023.