Alan Ames Sherburne ’52 passed away on December 31, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Mariel (Bither), with whom he shared 72 years of marriage. Born on September 9, 1930, at the family home in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, he was a lifelong resident of Tyngsborough. Alan was a 1948 graduate of Lowell High, where he met Mariel and started their life together. He graduated from Dartmouth and the Tuck School in 1952 and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. Alan served in the U.S. Army Korean conflict from 1952 until his honorable discharge in 1955. He worked for several years in the family business Sherburne Lumber and later with his father-in-law at Bither Insurance, ultimately acquiring the business. He furthered his career by graduating from Suffolk Law School in 1977. Alan was an avid tennis player, pilot, fisherman, and hunter and loved being outdoors. He enjoyed spending time with his family and was always ready for the next big fishing trip. He is survived by Mariel; children Pamela (and husband Thomas), Alan, Lynn (and husband Rick), and Carol (and husband Steven); 11 grandchildren; and many great grandchildren. His family includes many Dartmouth graduates, including father Maxwell, class of 1917, and brother Robert ’55, both deceased.

Peter Robbins Vail ’52 passed away on December 28, 2024. Born in New York City on January 13, 1930, Peter was raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey; began his academic journey at Deerfield Academy; and earned his A.B. in geology from Dartmouth, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma. He later pursued his M.S. and Ph.D. at Northwestern University. While working for the U.S. Geological Survey he met his future wife, Carolyn Flesher. The two were married in 1956 and began life together in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he worked for the Carter Oil Co. When Carter became part of Exxon, Peter moved his family, including three children, to Houston. He worked at the Exxon Production Research Co. until his retirement as senior research scientist in 1986. Postretirement Peter launched a second career as professor of oceanography at Rice University. Peter was a pioneering geologist whose research revealed how seismic reflection patterns correspond to globally correlative sea-level changes, resulting in the creation of the Vail curve that depicts changes through geologic time. He suffered a severe brain injury later in life while on sabbatical in France, but remained deeply connected to his family, friends, and colleagues. Peter was predeceased by Carolyn. He is survived by children Andrea (and husband William), Susan (and husband Asche), and Timothy (and wife Elizabeth); nephew Clare, whom he considered a son; and five grandchildren, including Calin ’17, Th’18.