Putnam P. Flint ’42 died April 22, 2014, in Weston, Mass. He was born in Milton, Mass., on September 6, 1918, and prepared for college at Governor Dummer Academy and New Prep School. He attended Bowdoin from 1938 to 1939, a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, but left because of undiagnosed dyslexia. Continue reading
Obituaries : Alumni
Clinton F. Merrow Jr. ’41
Clinton F. Merrow Jr. ’41 died April 21, 2014, in Albuquerque, N.M. He was born on September 19, 1918, in Houlton, and he prepared for college at Deering High School and Hebron Academy. Continue reading
Dr. William C. Tannebring Jr. ’41
Dr. William C. Tannebring Jr. ’41 died April 17, 2014, in Beverly, Mass. He was born in Beverly on August 9, 1918, and prepared for college at Beverly High School and Hebron Academy. Continue reading
John B. Grant Jr. ’58
John B. Grant Jr. ’58, who was named a Distinguished Bowdoin Educator in 2000, died April 27, 2014, in Damariscotta. He was born on August 10, 1935, in New Haven, Conn., and graduated from Taft School in Watertown, Mass. Continue reading
James G. Cochran ’62
James G. Cochran ’62 died April 17, 2014, in Charlotte, N.C. He was born in Detroit on July 30, 1940, and graduated from Darien (Conn.) High School. He was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and Bowdoin Glee Club, and was a dean’s list student.
Allison C. Edwards ’50
Allison C. Edwards ’50 died at his home April 17, 2014, in Gorham. He was born in Auburn on December 4, 1927, and prepared for Bowdoin at Deering High School and Portland Junior College (now University of Southern Maine). Continue reading
Walther S. Mather ’50
Walter S. Mather ’50 died on April 16, 2014, in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Continue reading
Harold M. Nectow ’46
Harold M. Nectow ’46 died on April 11, 2014, in Palm Beach, Florida. Continue reading
Markell D. Beale ’08
Markell D. Beale ’08 died on April 11, 2014, in Jackson, Mississippi.
Jerome H. St. Clair ’49
Jerome H. St. Clair ’49 died April 11, 2014, in Damariscotta. He was born on January 31, 1928, in Newark, N.J., son of Frank A. St. Clair ’21, and graduated from Millburn (N.J.) High School. Continue reading
John H. Rich Jr. ’39, H’74
John H. Rich Jr. ’39, H’74, veteran NBC News war correspondent, died on April 9, 2014, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, five weeks after the death of Doris Lee, his wife of sixty years. Continue reading
Peter J. Fennel ’49
Dr. Peter J. Fennel ’49 died April 9, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nev. He was born on November 28, 1928, in Alexandria, La., and prepared for college at South Portland High School. Continue reading
John E. Hooke ’37
John E. Hooke ’37 died on April 7, 2014, in Mystic, Connecticut, at the age of ninety-nine. Continue reading
Thomas A. Cooper ’44
Thomas A. Cooper ’44 died in April 2014 in Houston, Texas. If any additional information becomes available to us, we will post it here.
Ronald W. Sawyer ’45
Ronald W. Sawyer ’45 died on March 30, 2014, in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Bruce G. MacDermid ’69
Bruce G. MacDermid ’69 died March 28, 2014, in Guilford, Connecticut. Continue reading
Michael R. McAvoy ’70
Michael R. McAvoy ’70 died March 28, 2014, in Wellesley Hills, Mass. He was born on June 19, 1948, in Brunswick, son of Robert E. McAvoy ’50, and graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. Continue reading
William S. Burnham ’52
William S. Burnham ’52 died March 27, 2014, in Sarasota, Fla., during open heart surgery. He was born in Portland on March 21, 1930, son of the late Harold N. Burnham of the Bowdoin Class of 1911, and he graduated from Deering High School. Continue reading
Bernard A. LeBeau ’48
Bernard A. LeBeau ’48 died at his home March 18, 2014, in Amherst, Mass. He was born in Adams, Mass., on April 10, 1925, and graduated from the former Adams High School. Continue reading
Peter T. C. Bramhall ’56
Peter T. C. Bramhall ’56 died on March 13, 2014, in Falmouth, Maine. Continue reading
Everett W. Gray ’48
Everett W. Gray ’48 died on his eighty-seventh birthday, March 12, 2014, in Ormond Beach, Fla. He was born on March 12, 1927, in Presque Isle, and graduated from Presque Isle High School, where he was class president. Continue reading
Robert S. Vernick ’60
Robert S. Vernick ’60 died March 12, 2014, in Swampscott, Mass. He was born in Lynn, Mass., on September 7, 1938, and graduated from Lynn English High School. A member of Alpha Rho Upsilon fraternity, he went on to earn a master’s in business administration from Boston University in 1962. Continue reading
Douglas R. Teece ’54
Douglas R. Teece ’54 died on March 11, 2014, in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Continue reading
David R. Wood ’55
David R. Wood ’55 died March 9, 2014, in Livingston, Mont. He was born on January 18, 1933, in Chicago, and prepared for college at Hinsdale (Ill.) High School and Millburn (N.J.) High School. He attended Bowdoin from 1951 to 1953, a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Continue reading
William J. Zigmund ’73
William J. Zigmund G’73 died March 8, 2014, in Green Bay, Wis., following a four-year battle with cancer. He was born in Manitowoc, Wis., on Jul 21, 1942, and graduated from Manitowoc High School in 1960. He earned a bachelor of arts in mathematics, then a master of arts in education in 1965, both from the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and a master of science from Bowdoin. Continue reading
The Reverend Lewis C. Johnson ’69
The Reverend Lewis C. Johnson ’69 died March 7, 2014, in New York, New York. Continue reading
Wendell P. Koch ’56
Wendell P. Koch ’56 died on October 16, 2014, in Melbourne, Florida. We’re preparing his full Bowdoin obituary, which will appear here in the near future.
Edward R. Murphy Jr. ’49
Edward R. Murphy Jr. ’49 died on March 2, 2014, in Miami, Florida. Continue reading
Fred J. Dambrie Sr. ’40
Fred J. Dambrie Sr. ’40 died on February 27, 2014, at his home in Portland, Maine. Continue reading
Clayton D. Bennett ’59
Clayton D. Bennett ’59 died February 27, 2014, at his home in Dexter. He was born on April 24, 1937, in Dexter, and he graduated from Dexter High School. He was a member of the Meddiebempsters and president of Psi Upsilon fraternity. Continue reading
Donald F. Mortland ’50
Donald F. Mortland ’50 died February 27, 2014, in Searsport. He was born on January 20, 1927, in Searsport, and graduated as valedictorian of Searsport High School.
Thomas C. Shortell ’49
Thomas C. Shortell ’49 died February 24, 2014, in Washington, D.C. He was born in Boston on November 13, 1925, and prepared for college at LaSalle Military Academy and Berkeley Preparatory School. He served to corporal in the Army Air Forces during World War II and was a member Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Continue reading
Pamela Richards Cohan ’80
Pamela Richards Cohan ’80 died in August 2013, in Burlington, Vt. She was born on June 3, 1958, in Metheun, Mass., and prepared for college at Abbott Academy and Phillips Academy. Continue reading
Warren H. Weatherill ’53
Warren H. Weatherill ’53 died February 18, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. He was born on May 14, 1931, in Ann Arbor, Mich., son of Philip F. Weatherill, Class of 1916, and graduated from University High School. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Continue reading
Leo J. Maheu ’77
Leo J. Maheu ’77 died February 17, 2014, at his home in North Andover, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Carl F. Barron ’38
Carl Frank Barron ’38, business innovator and philanthropist, died on February 16, 2014, in Belmont, Massachusetts, at the age of ninety-seven.
Charles R. Forker ’51
Charles R. Forker ’51, professor of English emeritus at Indiana University, died on February 15, 2014, in Bloomington, Indiana. Continue reading
Alan D. Bernstein ’59
Alan D. Bernstein ’59 died February 16, 2014, in New York City. He was born on January 31, 1938, in New York City, and graduated from the New Lincoln School. Continue reading
Livingston Wright Jr. ’52
Livingston Wright Jr. ’52 died February 8, 2014, in Wellfleet, Mass. He was born on April 9, 1930, in Boston, and prepared for college at Marshfield (Mass.) High School and Boston English High School. Continue reading
Robert E. Michaud ’46
Robert E. Michaud ’46 died February 7, 2014, in Bedford, Mass. He was born in Salem, Mass., on June 6, 1925, and prepared for college at Brunswick High School and Deering High School, where he was an honors student and captain of the track team. Continue reading
Edgar A. Beem Jr. ’49
Edgar A. Beem Jr. ’49 died February 6, 2014, at Brentwood Center for Health & Rehabilitation in Yarmouth. He was born on February 10, 1924, in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Deering High School in 1942 and Maine Maritime Academy in 1944. He served aboard U.S. Merchant Marine Liberty ships in the Mediterranean and Atlantic during World War II then enrolled at Bowdoin, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Continue reading
Bruce W. Barrett ’50
Bruce W. Barrett ’50 died February 5, 2014, in Wellesley, Mass. He was born on July 30, 1924, in Topsham, graduated from Brunswick High School in 1942, and joined the Navy. He served as a Sonarman Harbor Defense Third Class in the Pacific. Continue reading
Judson R. Merrill ’46
Judson R. Merrill ’46 died February 1, 2014, in Cape Coral, Fla. He was born in Gardner, Mass., on July 4, 1925, and prepared for college at Deering High School in Portland. A member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, he attended Bowdoin from 1943 to 1944, then joined the Navy. Continue reading
Charles G. Hatch ’35
Charles G. Hatch ’35 died on January 29, 2014, in North Andover, Massachusetts, at the age of 100. Continue reading
Herbert A. Miller ’57
Herbert A. Miller ’57 died January 26, 2014, in Buffalo, N.Y. He was born in Boston on September 6, 1934, and prepared for college at Brookline (Mass.) High School and Huntington School. Continue reading
George A. Parsons Jr. ’49
George A. Parsons Jr. ’49 died in January 2014, in Greenville, S.C. He was born in Portland on May 29, 1923, and graduated from Deering High School. Continue reading
Donald C. Seamans ’51
Donald C. Seamans ’51 died January 22, 2014, at his home in Marblehead, Mass. He was born in Swampscott, Mass., on June 19, 1927. Continue reading
Richard W. Blanchard Sr. ’50
Richard W. Blanchard Sr. ’50 died January 21, 2014, at his home in Winthrop. He was born on October 1, 1926, in Wollaston, Mass., and graduated from Arlington (Mass.) High School, where he played football and hockey and was captain of the baseball team. He then enlisted in the Army Air Forces and, after his discharge, enrolled at Bowdoin, where he played on the varsity ice hockey and baseball teams. Continue reading
Joseph D. Vacchiano ’51
Joseph D. Vacchiano ’51 died January 16, 2014, at his home in Westbrook, of pancreatic cancer. He was born on August 12, 1929, in Yarmouth, and graduated from South Portland High School. He attended Bowdoin from 1947 to 1950, a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. Continue reading
William I. Barton ’41
William I. Barton ’41 died January 15, 2014, at his home in Concord, Mass. He was born in Amherst, Mass., on May 9, 1919, and prepared for college at Amherst High School and Monson Academy. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and was the first Bowdoin student to be drafted during World War II. Continue reading