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In Memoriam

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.

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.*

*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.

  • Alex, James C.; May 29, 2012
  • Anderson, Wayne E.; January 8, 2000
  • Britton, James; July 14, 2020
  • Byrne, Craig M.; June 30, 2010
  • Byrne, Mark; April 6, 2017
  • Codding, Barbara; October 3, 2007
  • Dautcher, Jay T.; August 4, 2018
  • Douglas Michael Geehan; January 28, 2020
  • Gilcrest, Debra Thatcher; June 16, 2009
  • Goldner, Brian; October 11, 2021
  • Gorlicki, Charles J.; December 28, 1984
  • Hardwick, Stacey A.; January 15, 1993
  • Hart, Nancy; December 1987
  • Hartley, Rebecca; October 16, 2022
  • Helsell, Kristina Myra; December 31, 2014
  • Hermann, Richard C.; January 16, 2020
  • Kessler, Mariken Straub; April 1, 2006
  • Kinney, Thomas M.; August 24, 2007
  • McElreath, Beth A.; December 24, 2007
  • McMillian, Charla T.; November 2020
  • Miller, Paula; April 30, 2020
  • Moore, Timothy A.; April 17, 1988
  • Morris, Sarah Snyder; May 15, 2020
  • Nason, Ted C.; January 23, 2021
  • Orozco, José Clemente; January 17, 2021
  • Patterson III, Robert; June 2021
  • Powers, Suzanne; September 16, 2020
  • 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)
  • Tillman, Douglas; July 5, 2021
  • Trimble, Andrew S.; July 20, 1992
  • West, Jim; January 10, 2014
  • 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 Bereavement Chair and the Webmaster.

Photo:  Jeff Woodward