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

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.

May-June 2023

Christopher E. Coombs ’66 passed away on September 24, 2022. Chris had strong ties to Dartmouth—his father, uncle, and two brothers were graduates.

May-June 2023

Richard G. Naylor ’66 passed away on September 30, 2022, in Tucson, Arizona. At Dartmouth, where he majored in economics, Dick was a member of Kappa Sigma and the ski team.

May-June 2023

Douglass Paul Norwood Jr. ’66 of Allentown, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on September 3, 2021, while traveling out of state.

May-June 2023

Augustus K. Pratt Jr. ’66, better known as “Buzz,” passed away November 7, 2021, after a nine-month stay at Bay Square Senior Living Community in Yarmouth, Maine.

May-June 2023

Allan A. Ryan ’66 passed away from a heart attack on February 2 at his home in Norwell, Massachusetts.

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