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:

January-February 2024

David H. Bowman ’63

David H. Bowman ’63 died on August 22, 2023, at his home in Sewanee, Tennessee.

January-February 2024

Roger W. Griffin ’63

Roger W. Griffin ’63 died on October 10, 2023, of progressive supranuclear palsy. He was born in Niskayuna, New York, where he lived most of his life.

January-February 2024

George W. Scott Jr. ’63

George W. Scott Jr. ’63, from a Dartmouth family, died of leukemia on September 7, 2023, at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

January-February 2024

George R. “Bob” Shanno ’63

George R. “Bob” Shanno ’63 died on September 1, 2023, in Drums, Pennsylvania after a brief illness.

January-February 2024

William F. Weber III ’63

William F. Weber III ’63 died of progressive supranuclear palsy in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on September 26, 2023. He was a fourth-generation Washingtonian and resided in D.C.

January-February 2024

William H. Herold ’65

William H. Herold ’65, M.D., died on October 20, 2023, in Akron, Ohio. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and moved with his adoptive parents to Colorado.

January-February 2024

Robin Lang Carpenter ’66

Robin Lang Carpenter ’66 passed away at his home in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on October 4, 2023. Born in New York City, Robin graduated from Levittown Memorial High School.

January-February 2024

Henry Clandillon Phibbs II ’66

Henry Clandillon Phibbs II ’66—an attorney, conservationist, musician, skier, golfer, hiker, and county commissioner—died of cancer on October 4, 2023, in Jackson, Wyoming.

January-February 2024

Anthony F. Blecher ’67

Anthony F. Blecher ’67 passed away on September 5, 2023, in New York City.

January-February 2024

John Ray Best ’68

John Ray Best ’68 of Charleston, Illinois, passed away on June 20, 2023, surrounded by his family. John was born on January 9, 1946, in Mattoon, Illinois.