Stephen Blodgett ’42 died on January 14, 2009, in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

He was born on July 25, 1920, in Boston and graduated from Medford (Mass.) High School. He attended Bowdoin from 1938 to 1940, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, and later attended the University of Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts University. He served as a sergeant in the Army and worked as an industrial engineer. He enjoyed recording old music, kite-making, photography and tending to his tropical fish. He is survived by four sons, Stephen Blodgett, Cole Blodgett, Michael Blodgett, and Jay Blodgett.