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

Joel R. Shyavitz ’58 passed away November 6, 2022. Joel was born and grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts, and came to Dartmouth from Philips Andover Academy.

May-June 2023

Douglas R. Wilder ’58 passed away in North Carolina on January 20.

May-June 2023

Henry F. Smith ’63 died due to Alzheimer’s on October 23, 2022, in Hanover, where lived since 2010.

May-June 2023

William F. Messerly ’63 passed away peacefully on January 21 in Cumming, Georgia.

May-June 2023

Bruce K. Nichols ’63 died on January 27 in Palm City, Florida, of complications from bladder cancer.

May-June 2023

John R. Willets ’63 died on January 29 at home in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. John was born in Freeport, New York, and graduated from St.

May-June 2023

Gregg Hannah ’65 died of a heart attack on December 23, 2021, in Dewey Beach, Delaware.

May-June 2023

Harvey K. “Kent” Kesler ’65 died October 8, 2020, in Costa Mesa, California. He came to Dartmouth from Missouri and majored in sociology.

May-June 2023

Richard H. Thornley ’65 died October 1, 2022, in Acworth, Georgia.

May-June 2023

Peter D. Barber ’66 died December 22, 2022, after a week of pneumonia with his family by his side.

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