They were mighty ones of old
That she nurtured at her side;
Till like Vikings they went forth
From the lone and silent North,
And they strove, and they wrought, and they died;
But the sons of old Dartmouth,
The daughters of Dartmouth,
The Mother keeps them in her heart
And guides their altar flame;
The still North remembers them,
The hill-winds know their name,
And the granite of New Hampshire
Keeps the record of their fame;
And the granite of New Hampshire
Keeps the record of their fame.*

This page memorializes our classmates who have passed away. The 1985 Memorial Fund was established as a way for our class to acknowledge the passing of one of our classmates or a close family member.

Anderson, Wayne E.; January 8, 2000

Byrne, Craig M; June 30, 2010

Codding, Barbara; October 3, 2007

Gilcrest, Debra Thatcher; June 16, 2009

Gorlicki, Charles J.; December 28, 1984

Hardwick, Stacey A.; January 15, 1993

Hart, Nancy; December 1987

Kessler, Mariken Straub; April 1, 2006

Kinney, Thomas M.; August 24, 2007

McElreath, Beth A.; December 24, 2007

Moore, Timothy A.; April 17, 1988

Sharma, Roma; January 11, 1994

Sorenson, Peter D.; July 23, 1984

Straub, Mariken; April 1, 2006 (see Kessler, Mariken Straub)

Thatcher, Debra; June 16, 2009 (see Gilcrest, Debra Thatcher)

Trimble, Andrew S.; July 20, 1992

Wilson, Richard A.; July 9, 2005

Woolley, Michael K.; July 20, 1983

If you are aware of a classmate who should be listed here, please let us know by emailing the Class President (listed on the Class Officers page) and copying the Memorial Project Chair and the Webmaster)

*The second verse of Richard Hovey '85's (1885) poem, traditionally sung as part of the Alma Mater only in times of war or memorial services. We've taken the liberty of applying the same minor changes applied to the Alma Mater's first and third verses as sung today to make it gender-inclusive as well.