George Richard Adams ’42 died on October 14, 2007, in Ellsworth, Maine.
Obituaries : Class of 1942
Norman W. “Bill” Austin ’42
Norman W. “Bill” Austin ’42 died on September 10, 2008, at his home in Santa Ana, California.
Basil Philip Babcock ’42
Basil Philip Babcock ’42 died on September 10, 2003, in Tilton, New Hampshire.
John Lincoln Baxter Jr. ’42
John Lincoln Baxter Jr. ’42 died on October 8, 2015, in Loveland, Colorado. Continue reading
Robert L. Bell ’42
Robert L. Bell ’42, who for 35 years owned the copyright to the famed Max Ehrmann piece “Desiderata,” died on January 15, 2009, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Paul F. Bickford ’42
Paul F. Bickford ’42 died March 13, 2013, in Cape Elizabeth. He was born in Roxbury, Mass., on August 17, 1918, and prepared for college at Great Neck (N.Y.) High School and Stonybrook School, where he played football and won the Long Island wrestling championship in the 185-pound division. Continue reading
Stephen Blodgett ’42
Stephen Blodgett ’42 died on January 14, 2009, in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Richard F. Bond ’42
Richard F. Bond ’42 died August 2, 2015, in Cousins Island, Maine. Continue reading
Kenneth Harvey Bonenfant ’42
Kenneth Harvey Bonenfant ’42 died August 10, 2010, in Presque Isle. Continue reading
E. Seavey Bowdoin ’42
E. Seavey Bowdoin ’42 died on July 5, 2016, in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Richard E. Bye ’42
Richard E. Bye ’42 died on February 26, 2016, in Borrego Springs, California. Continue reading
Capt. Laurence Caney ’42
Capt. Laurence Caney ’42, a career Naval officer, died on November 20, 2009, in Fairfax, Virginia. Continue reading
Stephen P. Carlson ’42
Stephen P. Carlson ’42 died November 23, 2013, in Davis, Calif. He was born on August 26, 1919, in Santa Monica, Calif., and graduated from Venice High School, where he was class president and a member of the school swim team. He was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity. Continue reading
Peter P. Carrigan ’42
Peter P. Carrigan ’42 died March 1, 2012 in North Chelmsford, Mass. He was born in Somerville, Mass., on June 9, 1920, and graduated from Somerville High School. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He served in the Army as a paramedic in the China-India-Burma theatre during World War II, Continue reading
Murray S. Chism Jr. ’42
Murray S. Chism Jr. ’42 died on July 16, 2017, in Loveland, Colorado.
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Morris E. Curiel ’42
Morris E. Curiel ’42 died on April 1, 2007, in Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch West Indies. Continue reading
Spencer S. Dodd, Jr. ’42
Spencer S. Dodd, Jr. ’42 died on January 2, 2023, in Melrose, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Franklin Wilmot Eaton ’42
Franklin Wilmot Eaton ’42 died on September 27, 2009, in Brooksville, Maine. Continue reading
Lindo Ferrini ’42
Lindo Ferrini ’42 died on September 3, 2003, in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Putnam P. Flint ’42
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
Stevens L. Frost ’42
Stevens L. Frost ’42 died on March 15, 2016, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
William J. Georgitis ’42
William J. Georgitis ’42 died May 19, 2013, at Seal Rock Nursing Facility in Saco. He was born in Hartford, Conn., on January 3, 1921, and graduated from Bristol (Conn.) High School. A member of Zeta Psi fraternity, he graduated cum laude from Bowdoin, a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Continue reading
Samuel M. Giveen ’42
Samuel M. Giveen ’42 died on February 17, 2021 Continue reading
Colonel Frederick W. Hall ’42
Colonel Frederick W. Hall ’42 died on April 6, 2008, at his home in North Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
Col. Harold M. Hendrickson ’42
Col. Harold M. Hendrickson ’42 died January 25, 2012, in Englewood, Col. He was born on November 26, 1920, in Brunswick, and graduated from Brunswick High School. He entered the Army Air Corps in 1940 and attended the Georgia School of Technology before becoming a radio gunner on Continue reading
Roland w. Holmes ’42
Roland W. Holmes ’42 died May 27, 2012, at his home in Plymouth, Mass. He was born on August 7, 1920, in Plymouth, and graduated from Plymouth High School. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He earned a master’s degree in education from Boston University in 1957 and Continue reading
Ben L. Loeb ’42
Ben L. Loeb ’42 died on December 20, 2003, in Muskegon, Michigan. Continue reading
Richard Boynton Lord ’42
Richard Boynton Lord ’42 died on April 24, 2009, in Beverly, Massachusetts.
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Dougald MacDonald ’42
Dougald MacDonald ’42 died April 23, 2010, in Portland after a short illness.
Quentin M. Maver ’42
Quentin M. Maver ’42 died on May 27, 2008, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Joseph Hume McKay ’42
Joseph Hume McKay ’42 died on September 29, 2007, in Scarborough, Maine.
Harold Lawson McLellan ’42
Harold Lawson McLellan ’42 died on March 21, 2003, in Ocala, Florida.
Richard Preston Merrill ’42
Richard Preston Merrill ’42 died on March 19, 2005, in Norcross, Georgia.
Kenneth E. Morrell Jr. ’42
Kenneth E. Morrell Jr. ’42 died July 16, 2014, in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was born in Wayland, Mass., on February 24, 1921, and graduated from Wayland High School. Continue reading
Maryland H. “Dutch” Morse Jr. ’42
Mayland H. “Dutch” Morse Jr. ’42 died September 22, 2011, in Concord, N.H. He was born on August 18, 1920, in Cambridge, Mass., and prepared for college at Concord High School and The Holderness School. At Bowdoin, he lettered in football, hockey, and tennis, was quarterback of the football team, Continue reading
Paul F. Murray ’42
Paul F. Murray ’42 died on December 7, 2008, in Winsted, Connecticut. Continue reading
Robert R. Neilson, Sr. ’42
Robert R. Neilson, Sr. ’42 died on June 13, 2020 in Morrisville, Vermont. Continue reading
Dr. William J. Osher ’42
Dr. William J. Osher ’42 died on March 24, 2008.
Herbert Melville Patterson ’42
Herbert Melville Patterson ’42 died on September 28, 2006, in Middletown, Connecticut.
William J. Pendergast ’42
William J. Pendergast ’42 died on August 17, 2012, in Marion, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Winfield A. “Pete” Peterson Jr. ’42
Winfield A. “Pete” Peterson Jr.’42 died on September 10, 2009, in Scarborough, Maine.
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Joseph Sears Platt ’42
Joseph Sears Platt ’42 died on January 5, 2006, in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Charles W. Redman Jr. ’42
Charles W. Redman Jr. ’42 died July 1, 2014, at his home in Portland, Maine. Continue reading
John Goodell Sanborn ’42
John Goodell Sanborn ’42 died on November 27, 2005, in Augusta, Maine.
Frank A. Smith II ’42
Frank A. Smith II ’42 died November 10, 2010, in Milton, Mass.
George Edward Smith ’42
George Edward Smith ’42 died on September 6, 2007, in York, Maine.
Leonard Bernhard Tennyson ’42
Leonard Bernhard Tennyson ’42 died on September 30, 2003, in Greenbrae, California.
George William Thurston ’42
George William Thurston ’42 died on June 26, 2005, in Machias, Maine.
Clark Eugene Woodward, Jr. ’42
Clark Eugene Woodward, Jr. ’42 died on October 21, 2007, in Medford, Oregon.
David Albert Works ’42
David Albert Works ’42 died on February 3, 2006, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Oliver A. Wyman Jr. ’42
Oliver A. Wyman Jr. ’42 died on April 21, 2016, in New York, New York. Continue reading