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

Thomas Hull Cogbill ’74, M.D., of Cable, Wisconsin, died on December 31, 2022, from advanced prostate cancer. Tom came to Hanover from Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.

May-June 2023

John Gerald Henderson Jr. ’74 of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, died on August 24, 2022, of complications related to leukemia. John came to Hanover from Upper St.

May-June 2023

Dana Lee Ellen Seman ’74 of Tribeca, New York City, died on June 16, 2022, from cancer.

May-June 2023

Brian L. Buckley ’76—a lawyer, baker, and world traveler—died at 68 on January 21. He was born September 6, 1954, in New Orleans to Elliot and Mary Buckley.

May-June 2023

Robert Blake Foster ’79 died on December 23, 2022, from cancer. Bob was born on June 6, 1957, and grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut.

May-June 2023

Kellen Grinnell Haak ’79 passed away on January 13 after living 10 years with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

May-June 2023

Andrew Planten Gaillard ’82 passed away on November 3, 2022, at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, surrounded by his immediate family.

May-June 2023

Melissa Baten Caswell ’86 of Palo Alto, California, died on February 6 of pancreatic cancer. Melissa received her A.B. in psychology and her M.B.A. from Tuck in 1990.

May-June 2023

Darius Seyed Raji ’92 passed away on July 22, 2022, in his Lincoln Park home in Chicago. Darius grew up in New York City’s upper east side, attending the Trinity School.

May-June 2023

Pete Weyrens ’06 passed away on January 31 in Wilmette, Illinois. An accomplished athlete, Pete rowed crew at Dartmouth and was a walk-on to the team (he had never rowed before).

Portfolio

Shared Experiences
Excerpts from “Why Black Men Nod at Each Other,” by Bill Raynor ’74
One of a Kind
Author Lynn Lobban ’69 confronts painful past.
Going the Distance

How Abbey D’Agostino ’14 became one of the most prolific athletes in Dartmouth history. 

Joseph Campbell, Class of 1925
The author (1904-1987) on mythology and bliss

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