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 2023

James Phillip Streng ’52

James Phillip Streng ’52 passed away at home on June 1. Jim was born May 16, 1930, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

November-December 2023

Robert Thomas Collimore ’54

Robert Thomas Collimore ’54, originally from Bridgeport and Stratford, Connecticut, passed away in Elgin, Illinois, on February 28.

November-December 2023

Robert Daniel Sokolski ’54

Robert Daniel Sokolski ’54 passed peacefully in his home in Warren, Pennsylvania, on June 30.

November-December 2023

Paul Merriken ’55

Paul Merriken ’55 passed away in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 1.

November-December 2023

Ronald Thomas Murphy ’55

Ronald Thomas Murphy ’55 passed away in Estero, Florida, on August 8. He is survived by daughter Christina and son Thomas; wife Catherine predeceased him.

November-December 2023

Robert S. Crumrine ’57

Robert S. Crumrine ’57 died peacefully on August 8. Bob graduated from Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio. At Dartmouth he majored in biology and then earned his M.D.

November-December 2023

Dirck VanBuren Myers ’57

Dirck VanBuren Myers ’57 died on November 17, 2022. Dirck came to Dartmouth from Roslyn (New York) High School.

November-December 2023

Charles E. Stevens ’57

Charles E. Stevens ’57 died on July 29 surrounded by family. “Zeus” graduated from Phillips Academy.

November-December 2023

W. Robert Wilson Jr. ’57

W. Robert Wilson Jr. ’57 died on August 23. Bob graduated from William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia.

November-December 2023

Bruce M. Barber ’58

Bruce M. Barber ’58 passed away on March 22. Bruce was from the Chicago area and came to Dartmouth from Cheshire Academy in Connecticut.