Daniel Gagnon, Campus Security Officer from 2016-2018, died in May/June of 2018 in Brunswick, Maine.
Obituaries : Staff
Robert Volz
Robert Volz, former staff member at the Bowdoin Library, died on May 30, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.
Phyllis E. Harpell
Phyllis E. Harpell, former executive secretary, died on February 3, 2018, in Punta Gorda, Florida.
Edward T. Reid
Edward T. Reid, coach in the Department of Athletics emeritus, died on January 11, 2017, in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
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Rodney F. Clark
Rodney F. Clark, a former facilities department staff member, died on January 9, 2018, in Togus, Maine.
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Robert R. Andreas Sr.
Robert R. Andreas Sr., a former member of Bowdoin’s facilities staff, died on January 4, 2018, in Mechanic Falls, Maine.
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Frances A. Murray
Frances A. Murray, former secretary to the assistant treasurer of the college, died on January 3, 2018, in Portland, Maine.
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Lois A. Heath
Lois A. Heath, a member of Bowdoin Dining Services for ten years, died on December 2, 2017, in Brunswick, Maine.
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Goldie Singer
Goldie Singer, former payroll supervisor in the Bowdoin business office from 1946-1980 and an honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association, died on November 25, 2017, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Richard A. Edwards
Richard A. Edwards, acting assistant dean in the admissions 0ffice, 1996-97, died on October 9, 2017, in Lindside, West Virginia.
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Nancy L. Laffely
Nancy L. Laffely, a former Dining Services staff member, died on October 2, 2017, in Brunswick, Maine.
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Dorothy McFadden
Dorothy McFadden, a former Bowdoin staff member for twenty-seven years in the business office, athletics, and the development office, and an honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association, died on September 16, 2017, in Brunswick, Maine.
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Arthur G. Dunlop Sr.
Arthur G. Dunlop Sr., a Bowdoin campus security officer for more than thirty-five years, died on June 13, 2017, in Freeport, Maine.
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Richard W. Moll
Richard W. Moll, Bowdoin’s director of admissions from 1967 to 1975, died on May 24, 2017.
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Renata C. Ledwick
Renata C. Ledwick, assistant director of alumni relations, died on March 18, 2017, in Brunswick, Maine.
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William D. Kinsman
William D. Kinsman, a former dining service staff member, died on March 17, 2017, in Topsham, Maine.
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Beverly G. Reynolds
Beverly G. Reynolds, a former secretary in the development office (1982-2005), and an honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association, died on March 18, 2017, in Freeport, Maine.
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Charles Moon
Charles Moon, former Dining Service staff member, died on February 25, 2017, in Lisbon Falls, Maine.
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Joseph Roger Phillip Daly
Joseph Roger Phillip Daly, ROTC staff from 1968-1969, died on March 1, 2017, in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
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Roland R. Levesque
Roland R. Levesque, former head chef at Moulton Union, died on February 8, 2017, in Brunswick, Maine.
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Johnny L. Tolbert
Johnny L. Tolbert (Fraternity chef, Alpha Kappa Sigma; Honorary member, Bowdoin Alumni Association) died on December 12, 2016, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Rodman Redman
Rodman Redman (Dining Service staff (20+ years)) died on December 10, 2016, in Zephyrhills, Florida. Continue reading
Elizabeth Brown
Elizabeth Brown, former Dining Services staff, died on November 20, 2016, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Harry K. Warren
Harry K. Warren, director of Moulton Union, director of career counseling and placement/career services, and secretary of the college emeritus, died on August 20, 2016, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Donald H. Smith
Donald H. Smith, who worked in the Bowdoin Facilities carpenter shop from 1979-2011, died on June 7, 2016, in Augusta, Maine. Continue reading
Alice A. Hershey
Alice A. Hershey, a former staff member in the Residential Life office, died on July 28, 2016, in Bloomington, Indiana. Continue reading
James R. Brewer Sr.
James R. Brewer Sr., a former Dining Service staff member, died on April 18, 2016, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
Priscilla McCarty
Priscilla McCarty, music catalogue librarian from 1973-1993, died on February 21, 2016, in Falmouth, Maine. Continue reading
Roxlyn C. Yanok
Roxlyn C. Yanok, a former staff member in the physics department, art department, and the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from 1963-1992, died on February 14, 2016, in Sebec, Maine. Continue reading
Joann E. Canning
Joann E. Canning, Assistant Dean of Accommodation from 1998-2007, died on January 16, 2016, in Marion, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Dorothy A. Schott
Dorothy A. Schott, former fraternity cook, died on January 9, 2016, in Brunswick. Continue reading
Virginia S. Stuart
Virginia S. Stuart, development office staff from 1962-1974, died on January 16, 2016, in Chatham, New York. Continue reading
Christian S. Derbyshire
Christian S. Derbyshire, inventory manager in Dining Services, died on December 20, 2015, in Auburn, Maine. Continue reading
Susanna D. Simpson
Susanna D. Simpson, former art librarian, died on December 19, 2015, in Sullivan, Maine. Continue reading
Sherri L. Turner
Sherri L. Turner, former Dining Services member, died on December 6, 2015, in Sidney, Maine. Continue reading
William M. Russell
William M. Russell, a former custodian and Honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association (1984), died on November 24, 2015, in Bath, Maine. Continue reading
Leo Nadeau
Leo Nadeau, former custodian on the facilities staff, died on November 1, 2015, in Lewiston, Maine. Continue reading
C. Warren Ring
C. Warren Ring, development officer (1961-68); executive secretary (1968-71); VP for development (1971-81), died on October 24, 2015, in Brunswick. Continue reading
Frank L. Field
Frank L. Field, College Counselor and Director of the Counseling Service, 1976-77, died on October 23, 2015, in Titusville, Florida. Continue reading
James P. Granger
James P. Granger, controller of the College from 1963-1989, died on October 9 2015, in Harpswell, Maine. Continue reading
Geraldine H. Blanchette
Geraldine H. Blanchette, a former campus switchboard operator, died on September 9, 2015, in Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia. Continue reading
Timothy I. Smart
Timothy I. Smart, a member of the campus mailroom staff for eighteen years, died August 10, 2015, in Bangor, Maine. Continue reading
Robert M. Labbe
Robert M. Labbe, a former security and facilities staff member and an honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association, died on August 3, 2015, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Christine J.E.E. Edgecomb
Christine J.E.E. Edgecomb, a former dining service staff member, died on August 2, 2015, in Auburn, Maine. Continue reading
Lillian Grover Robinson
Lillian Grover Robinson, a former financial aid office staff member, died July 3, 2015, in Ft. Myers, Florida. Continue reading
Ludovic Lavigne
Ludovic Lavigne, a former custodian at Bowdoin, died on May 12, 2015, in Dalton, Georgia. Continue reading
Kirk G. Favreau
Kirk G. Favreau, a groundskeeper at Bowdoin for nineteen years, died on April 4, 2015, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
Mark J. Fisher
Mark J. Fisher, Bowdoin’s director of environmental health and safety, died on March 19, 2015, in Brunswick, Maine.
Richard J. McGee
Richard J. McGee, a former assistant coach of football from 1965-67, died on February 26, 2015, in Fairfield, Maine.
Wil Smith ’00
Wil Smith ’00, former associate dean of multicultural student programs, died on February 22, 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Continue reading