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

W. Grafton Berger ’58

W. Grafton Berger ’58, a long-time resident of Tucson, Arizona, died March 18. Grafton was born and raised in Albuquerque.

November-December 2023

Peter W. Crane ’58

Peter W. Crane ’58, a career pilot for the U.S. Navy and Northwest Airlines, died on March 28 in Arizona.

November-December 2023

Calvin R. Dyer ’58

Calvin R. Dyer ’58, Ph.D., died February 9 in Tennessee. Cal grew up in Westbrook, Maine. At Dartmouth he majored in economics and was a brother at Gamma Delt.

November-December 2023

James Michael Engels ’58

James Michael Engels ’58 passed away on April 9 in Rutland, Vermont. Jim was born in Salt Lake City and grew up in San Bernardino, California.

November-December 2023

Philip K. Livingston ’58

Philip K. Livingston ’58—adventurer, Marine, and lifelong aviator “forever lured by the excitement of the unknown”—died March 20 in Alaska.

November-December 2023

John R. Sherwood III ’58

John R. Sherwood III ’58, an urban planner and competitive sailor, died of complications of a stroke on April 12 at his residence in Annapolis, Maryland.

November-December 2023

David S. Stevens ’58

David S. Stevens ’58 passed away on February 25. Dave entered Dartmouth from East Chicago, Indiana.

November-December 2023

Nathaniel H. Yohalem ’58

Nathaniel H. Yohalem ’58 passed away on June 6. Nat grew up in Westchester County, New York, where he was a high school track star.

November-December 2023

John H. Hicks ’63

John H. Hicks ’63 died unexpectedly on June 22 from previously undiagnosed pancreatic cancer.

November-December 2023

Stephan R. Swirsky ’63

Stephan R. Swirsky ’63 died on August 7 of rapid-onset systemic infection. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and attended James Hillhouse High School.