Richard E. Larson ’55 , M.D., passed away peacefully on July 4. Born in Minneapolis on January 31, 1933, Dick graduated from Blake High School before entering Dartmouth. After studies at University of Minnesota, Dick graduated from the University of Manitoba Medical College in1958. An internship at Hennepin County General Hospital and fellowships at the Mayo Clinic for general surgery and thoracic cardiovascular surgery prepared him for his board certification from the American Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and his M.S. in surgery at the University of Minnesota, both achieved in 1965. That year Dick was invited to join Surgical Consultants in Minneapolis, where he served the community until retirement in 1995. Dick also taught at the University of Minnesota, acted as chief of staff at Fairview Southdale Hospital, and was president of the Minneapolis Surgical Society in 1985. In addition to numerous honorary appointments in medicine, he served on the vestry of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and volunteered with charitable organizations. He was also on the board of trustees of Rio Verde Community Church in Arizona, where he and his wife of 72 years, Madrienne, maintained a home and where he enjoyed mentoring students at Four Peaks Elementary School. He spent leisure time in both states hunting and fishing, biking, playing golf, hiking, wood carving, and skiing. Dick is survived by two brothers, four children, four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.