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

Daniel W. Benson ’63

Daniel W. Benson ’63, M.D., died on August 4 at home.

November-December 2024

Freeman P. Botnick ’63

Freeman P. Botnick ’63, M.D., died on August 23. Freeman was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and attended Norwich Free Academy and was president his senior year.

November-December 2024

Stephen M. Jacobstein ’63

Stephen M. Jacobstein ’63 died on August 31 after battling cancer for seven years. He was from Rochester, New York, and attended nearby Monroe High School.

November-December 2024

John M. Lehigh ’63

John M. Lehigh ’63 died on June 20, the day before his 83rd birthday.

November-December 2024

Eugene R. Lucier ’63

Eugene R. Lucier ’63, M.D., died August 2 at his home due to complications from Covid.

November-December 2024

Robert H. Nassau II ’63

Robert H. Nassau II ’63 died on July 10.

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.