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 2022

Richard John Morrisey III ’66

Richard John Morrisey III ’66 passed away in his sleep at home in Corvallis, Montana, in the shadow of the Bitterroot Mountains, on June 9 after a battle against metastatic colon c

November-December 2022

George A. Vincent III ’66

George A. Vincent III ’66—Hallstar’s cofounder and former chairman, president, and CEO—died on May 4. He is survived by his wife, Andrea, their two sons, and three grandchildren.

November-December 2022

Mark R. Stebbins ’76

Mark R. Stebbins ’76 passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on June 17, 2021. Mark grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire.

November-December 2022

Dale Pennell “Penny” Breed ’79

Dale Pennell “Penny” Breed ’79 died on July 7 from early-onset Alzheimer’s. Penny was born on March 4, 1957, and graduated from Hanover High School in 1975.

November-December 2022

Karen Brownsberger Gordon ’79

Karen Brownsberger Gordon ’79 died on June 29 after two years with cancer. Karen was born on August 4, 1957, in San Francisco, and moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1965.

November-December 2022

James Watson Degenhardt ’81

James Watson Degenhardt ’81 passed away at his home in Clearwater, Florida, on July 5.

November-December 2022

Patricia Ellen Gallagher ’81

Patricia Ellen Gallagher ’81 passed away May 23 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born on March 17, 1959, in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut.

November-December 2022

Loretta Kathleen Berger ’89

Loretta Kathleen Berger ’89, M.D.,passed away unexpectedly on May 4 at Massachusetts General Hospital from complications of a blood infection.A graduate of Lexington (Massachusetts

November-December 2022

Thomas Dana Shakeshaft ’89

Thomas Dana Shakeshaft ’89 passed away on July 19 at Rush Oak Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois.

November-December 2022

John M. Morris ’11

John M. Morris ’11 ended his life in early August after struggling with bipolar disorder for many years.