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-June 2024

David Alan Drexler ’52

David Alan Drexler ’52 passed away on November 26, 2023, in Jupiter, Florida. David was born on December 25, 1930, in New York.

May-June 2024

Tyler Watts Dann ’52

Tyler Watts Dann ’52 of Annapolis, Maryland, passed away on June 14, 2023.

May-June 2024

Samuel Robert Jelley ’52

Samuel Robert Jelley ’52 died at home in Guilford, Connecticut, on January 3. Bob was born in Newark, New Jersey, on October 11, 1930, and grew up in Orange, New Jersey.

May-June 2024

Stearns Anthony Morse ’52

Stearns Anthony Morse ’52 died on January 9 in Pelham, Massachusetts, six days after his 93rd birthday.

May-June 2024

Stephen Ryder Parkhurst ’52

Stephen Ryder Parkhurst ’52 passed away on January 16 in Peabody, Massachusetts.

May-June 2024

Don Harlor Richardson ’52

Don Harlor Richardson ’52, M.D., passed away in Napa, California, on November 24, 2023.

May-June 2024

Orson Kirk Spurr ’52

Orson Kirk Spurr ’52 passed away on June 30, 2023.

May-June 2024

David Kendall Sunderland ’52

David Kendall Sunderland ’52 passed away on December 17, 2023. David was born in Detroit on March 25, 1930, and spent his younger years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

May-June 2024

Stephen Hopkins Fast ’54

Stephen Hopkins Fast ’54 of Pacific Palisades, California, passed away on January 15 after a long illness.

May-June 2024

Michael H. Payson Sr. ’54

Michael H. Payson Sr. ’54 passed away December 24, 2023, in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He was a traveler, outdoor adventurer, and, perhaps to his own surprise, a career economist.