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 2023

Bruce K. Nichols ’63

Bruce K. Nichols ’63 died on January 27 in Palm City, Florida, of complications from bladder cancer.

May-June 2023

John R. Willets ’63

John R. Willets ’63 died on January 29 at home in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. John was born in Freeport, New York, and graduated from St.

May-June 2023

Gregg Hannah ’65

Gregg Hannah ’65 died of a heart attack on December 23, 2021, in Dewey Beach, Delaware.

May-June 2023

Harvey K. “Kent” Kesler ’65

Harvey K. “Kent” Kesler ’65 died October 8, 2020, in Costa Mesa, California. He came to Dartmouth from Missouri and majored in sociology.

May-June 2023

Richard H. Thornley ’65

Richard H. Thornley ’65 died October 1, 2022, in Acworth, Georgia.

May-June 2023

Peter D. Barber ’66

Peter D. Barber ’66 died December 22, 2022, after a week of pneumonia with his family by his side.

May-June 2023

Christopher E. Coombs ’66

Christopher E. Coombs ’66 passed away on September 24, 2022. Chris had strong ties to Dartmouth—his father, uncle, and two brothers were graduates.

May-June 2023

Richard G. Naylor ’66

Richard G. Naylor ’66 passed away on September 30, 2022, in Tucson, Arizona. At Dartmouth, where he majored in economics, Dick was a member of Kappa Sigma and the ski team.

May-June 2023

Douglass Paul Norwood Jr. ’66

Douglass Paul Norwood Jr. ’66 of Allentown, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on September 3, 2021, while traveling out of state.

May-June 2023

Augustus K. Pratt Jr. ’66

Augustus K. Pratt Jr. ’66, better known as “Buzz,” passed away November 7, 2021, after a nine-month stay at Bay Square Senior Living Community in Yarmouth, Maine.