John L. Howland ’57

John L. Howland ’57, Bowdoin’s Josiah Little Professor of Natural Sciences and professor of biology and biochemistry emeritus, died on October 18, 2009, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick following a brief illness.

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Irving Pliskin ’49

Irving Pliskin ’49, who spent five months as a German prisoner of war after his plane was shot down in World War II, died on October 6, 2009, in Mount Holly, New Jersey.

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Louis A. Wood ’52

Louis A. Wood ’52, a prominent commercial attorney in Portland, died on September 10, 2009, in Portland, from complications of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a disease he battled for 29 years.

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Robert Schnabel ’44

Robert Schnabel ’44, former president of Valparaiso University, died on September 1, 2009, in Linton, Indiana, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and kidney failure.

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Charles F.C. Henderson ’37

Charles F.C. Henderson ’37, a life-long teacher and decorated World War II veteran, died on August 9, 2009, at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, three days after a serious fall at home.

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