Christian S. Derbyshire, inventory manager in Dining Services, died on December 20, 2015, in Auburn, Maine. Continue reading
Obituaries : Staff
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
June P. Warren
June P. Warren, a former dining service staff member, died on February 15, 2015, in Harpswell, Maine.
Eloise Savage
Eloise Savage, a former dining service staff member, died on February 7, 2015, in Bangor, Maine.
Michael W. Farmer
Michael W. Farmer, a dining service staff member, died on January 25, 2015, in Topsham, Maine.
Gerald R. Fecteau
Gerald R. Fecteau, an electrician in the facilities department, died on January 13, 2015, in Lewiston, Maine. Continue reading
Donald H. Smith Jr.
Donald H. Smith Jr., a former security staff member, died on January 7, 2015, in Wiscasset, Maine.
Roger W. Doran
Roger W. Doran, former director of audio visual services, died on January 6, 2015, in Brunswick, Maine.
Charles Cole Sr.
Charles Cole Sr. died on December 1, 2014, in Brunswick, Maine. He worked at Bowdoin for twenty years in various capacities in athletics, facilities, and dining, and was made an honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association.
Rose K. Pletts
Rose Koharian Pletts, who worked at Bowdoin for 25 year in accounts payable, died November 26, 2014, in Foster City, Calif. She was born on April 6, 1924, and graduated from Portland High School. Continue reading
Elsa N. Martz
Elsa N. Martz, former department coordinator in the physics department, died on November 22, 2014, in Topsham, Maine.
Cecile M. Fortini
Cecile M. Fortini, a former staff member, died on November 18, 2014, in Farmingdale, Maine.
Nada C. Flint
Nada C. Flint, a long-time secretary at Bowdoin, died on March 20, 2014, in Grand Island, Florida. Continue reading
Ray S. Bicknell
Ray S. Bicknell, coach emeritus of men’s basketball and women’s soccer, died on November 11, 2013, in Falmouth, Maine. Continue reading
Joseph W. Caron
Joseph W. Caron, a longtime Bowdoin chef, died on November 6, 2013, in Lewiston, Maine. Continue reading
Priscilla G. Belanger
Priscilla G. Belanger, who worked in the Bowdoin business office for thirty years and retired as bursar in 1985, died on October 12, 2013, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Virginia M. Linkovich
Virginia M. Linkovich, who worked as a secretary at Bowdoin off and on for twenty years, died on July 27, 2013, at Mid Coast Senior Health Care in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Susan Danforth
Susan Danforth, associate director of communications and College editor, died on January 27, 2013, at Maine Medical Center after suffering a stroke. She was 53 years old.
Robert M. Cross ’45, H’89
Robert M. Cross ’45, H’89, Secretary of the College Emeritus, whose prolific correspondence defined graciousness for generations of Bowdoin alumni, died on July 15, 2012, in Brunswick, Maine.
Regina J. Paradis
Regina J. Paradis died April 19, 2012, in West Bath. She was born Regina Jolk in Giessen, Germany, and was raised in Wiesbaden. For 27 years, she was the Continue reading
Anna E. Courson
Anna E. Courson died on December 28, 2011, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Ronald S. Hodgdon
Ronald S. Hodgdon, who worked in the Bowdoin facilities department, died on December 12, 2011, at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine. Continue reading
Cecile G. Pelletier
Cecile G. Pelletier, who cheered, mothered, and loved Bowdoin students for 32 years as the “soup lady” in the dining hall, died on December 11, 2010, in Brunswick, Maine.
Arthur Monke
Arthur Monke, head librarian at Hawthorne-Longfellow Library for 24 years, died on January 27, 2010, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
James S. Lentz
James S. Lentz, a mentor to countless students as football coach and director of the Outing Club, died on July 22, 2009, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
G. Roger Edwards ’35
G. Roger Edwards ’35, who served as assistant curator of Bowdoin’s Museum of Art from 1939 to 1946, died on June 9, 2009, in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
Andrew J. Alexander Jr.
Andrew J. Alexander Jr., a long-time custodian at Bowdoin, died on May 25, 2009, in Brunswick, Maine.
Donald R. Brown
Donald R. Brown, who worked for Bowdoin’s facilities management department, died on August 14, 2008, in Brunswick, Maine.
Louise C. Caron
Louise C. Caron, long-time administrative secretary in the Bowdoin Development Office, died on August 5, 2008, at her home in Brunswick, Maine after a long battle with breast cancer.
Clement Rich Field
Clement Rich Field, an instrument maker in the departments of biology, chemistry and physics for 28 years, died on April 11, 2008, in Brunswick, Maine.
Roland A. Hall
Roland A. Hall, longtime custodian, died on February 29, 2008.
Kathryn Drusilla Fielding Stemper
Kathryn Drusilla Fielding Stemper, Secretary to the President Emerita, died on January 25, 2008, in New Harbor, Maine.
Walter J. Szumowski
Walter J. Szumowski, former director of the Moulton Union Bookstore, died on January 23, 2008, in Sun City, Arizona.
Irene J. (Carter) Hilton
Irene J. (Carter) Hilton, economics department coordinator for 20 years, died on January 10, 2008, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.