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:

March-April 2022

Peter Bird Martin ’51

Peter Bird Martin ’51 died at Kendal in Hanover on November 22, 2021.

March-April 2022

Sam Sparhawk III ’51

Sam Sparhawk III ’51 died at his home in Colchester, Vermont, on November 25, 2021. He was the son and father of Dartmouth graduates (Sam Jr., class of 1922, and Jill ’82).

March-April 2022

Richard L. Wright ’51

Richard L. Wright ’51 died on March 25, 2021, in Edgewater, Florida.

March-April 2022

David Deal Snyder ’52

David Deal Snyder ’52, M.D., died peacefully in his sleep on December 10, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida.

March-April 2022

Richard Nash Wilcox ’52

Richard Nash Wilcox ’52, M.D., passed away at home on October 22, 2021, in Middletown, Connecticut. Richard was born on October 31, 1930.

March-April 2022

Henry Ward Williams Jr. ’52

Henry Ward Williams Jr. ’52 of Scottsville, New York, died at home on November 29, 2021. Henry was born on January 12, 1930, in Rochester, New York.

March-April 2022

Lionel Chaikin ’54

Lionel Chaikin ’54 passed away in Vero Beach, Florida, on November 19, 2021. He came to Dartmouth via Great Neck High School in New York.

March-April 2022

David Lawrence Conlan ’55

David Lawrence Conlan ’55 died on August 28, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is survived by Jane, his wife of 54 years.

March-April 2022

Eugene Valleau Elsbree II ’55

Eugene Valleau Elsbree II ’55 passed away on October 26, 2021, in Atherton, California. Gene is survived by his wife, Marcy, and sons Mark ’87 and Eugene III.

March-April 2022

Thornton “Tim” Jenkins II ’55

Thornton “Tim” Jenkins II ’55 passed away on September 24, 2021, in Naples, Florida. He is survived by his wife, Jane, and sons Thornton and Wick.