Obituaries : Alumni

Herbert A. Seaman ’51

Herbert A. Seaman ’51 died in 2015 in Waldport, Oregon. Unfortunately, the College has no other information at this time.

Douglas K. Simonton ’73

Douglas K. Simonton ’73 died December 12, 2014, in Wilmington, Del. He was born on November 15, 1950, in Wilmington, son of the late William K. Simonton ’43, and prepared for college at Lawrence Academy. Continue reading →

Hebron E. Adams ’52

Hebron E. “Hebe”Adams ’52 died December 8, 2014, in South Paris, Maine. He was born in Westbrook on September 3, 1930—son of the late Hebron Mayhew Adams, Class of 1914—and graduated from Thornton Academy. Continue reading →

Basil H. Newton ’64

Basil H. Newton ’64 died November 30, 2014, in Bangor. He was born on April 14, 1942, in Brunswick, and graduated from Brunswick High School. He attended Bowdoin from 1960 to 1962, a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Continue reading →

Daniel R. Murphy ’73

Daniel R. Murphy ’73 died November 25, 2014, in Johnson City, Tenn. he was born in Biddeford on March 3, 1951, and graduated from St. Louis Regional High School in Biddeford. Continue reading →

Richard D. Davis ’60

Richard D. Davis ’60 died November 23, 2014, in Pleasant Hill, Calif. He was born on May 19, 1938, in Salem, Mass., son of the late Richard H. Davis ’34, and graduated from Framingham (Mass.) High School. Continue reading →

Martin E. Robinson ’48

Dr. Martin E. Robinson ’48 died November 23, 2014, at his home in South Kingstown, R.I. He was born in Houlton on July 3 1927, and prepared for college at Aroostook Central Institute and Paris High School. Continue reading →

Peter C. Haskell ’61

Peter C. Haskell ’61 died November 15, 2014, in Seattle, Wash., after a 30-year fight with Parkinson’s disease. He was born on February 9, 1939, in Providence, R.I., son of the late Henry C. Haskell ’18 and grandson of the late Alaric W. Haskell H’46. Continue reading →

Richard E. Morgan ’59

Richard E. Morgan ’59, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Constitutional Law and an esteemed and active member of the faculty for 45 years, died on November 13, 2014, at the age of 77. Continue reading →

Paul S. Hurwit ’67

Paul S. Hurwit ’67 died in November 2014, in Amherst, Massachusetts.

He was born on November 8, 1945, in Hartford, Connecticut. He prepared for college at the Loomis School in Windsor, Connecticut.  Continue reading →

Joseph Y. Rogers ’55

Joseph Y. Rogers ’55 died October 22, 2014. He was born in Fort Fairfield on September 17, 1933, son of the late Albert F. Rogers ’22, and prepared for college at Greely Institute. Continue reading →

George F. Van Cott ’71

George F. Van Cott ’71 died on October 20, 2014, in Crossnore, North Carolina. Unfortunately, the College does not have any more information at this time.

Fowler Dugger Jr. ’43

Fowler Dugger Jr. ’43 died October 15, 2014, in Black Mountain, N.C. He was born on April 10, 1922, in Andalusia, Ala., and graduated from Pelham (N.Y.) Memorial High School. Continue reading →

Irving I. Rimer ’43

Irving I. Rimer ’43, whose ad campaigns for the American Cancer Society can be credited in part for dramatically reducing smoking rates in the U.S., died October 14, 2014, in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was born on May 25, 1921, in Salem, Mass., graduated second in his class at Salem Classical and High School. Continue reading →

John B. Leonard ’54

John B. Leonard ’54 died October 12, 2014, in Westport, Mass. He was born in Worcester, Mass., on March 21, 1932, and graduated from Somerset (Mass.) High School. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Continue reading →

Joseph J. Schmuch ’49

Joseph J. Schmuch ’49 died October 1, 2014, in Wenham, Mass. He was born in Lynn, Mass., on March 9, 1928, and prepared for college at Lynn Classical High School. He graduated cum laude in 1948, a member of Alpha Rho Upsilon fraternity. Continue reading →

R. Whitney Mitchell ’58

Whitney Mitchell ’58 died September 29, 2014, while on vacation in the People’s Republic of China. He was born in Malden, Mass., on December 28, 1931, and prepared for college at Stoneham High School and Huntington School. Continue reading →

Lt. Colonel Donald P. Hayward ’54

Lt. Colonel Donald P. Hayward ’54 died September 25, 2014, at his home in Keene, N.H. He was born on May 17, 1932, in Brockton, Mass., and graduated from Brockton High School. He was a member of Alph Tau Omega fraternity, Bowdoin Glee Club, and Reserve Officers Training Corps. Continue reading →

Philip C. “Gee” Roberts ’47

Philip C. “Gee” Roberts ’47 died September 21, 2014, at his home in Fort Fairfield. He was born on June 13, 1925, in Fort Fairfield and prepared for college at Fort Fairfield High School and Mount Hermon High School. Continue reading →

Donald Dorsey Jr. ’50

Donald Dorsey Jr. ’50 died September 18, 2014, at his home in Freeport. He was born in Portland on May 16, 1928, and graduated from Deering High School. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Continue reading →

Allen E. Curtis ’75

Allen E. Curtis ’75 died September 16, 2014, in Barstow, Calif. He was born in Portland on October 21, 1954, and graduated from Bonny Eagle High School in Buxton. A member of Alpha Rho Upsilon fraternity, he majored in history and enjoyed classics. Continue reading →

Leonard M. Sherman ’45

Leonard M. Sherman ’45 died September 16, 2014, at his home in Kennett Square, Pa. He was born in Arlington, Mass., on February 24, 1924, and graduated from Winchester (Mass.) High School. He graduated cum laude from Bowdoin, a member of Zeta Psi fraternity, with majors in mathematics and chemistry. Continue reading →

Albert M. Rogers ’51

Albert M. Rogers ’51 died September 10, 2014, in Rockland. He was born in Rockland on May 17, 1929. He contracted polio in second grade but recovered enough to return to school after several months. He went on to attend Fort Fairfield (Maine) High School and Rockland (Maine) High School. Continue reading →