Obituaries : Class of 1946

John P. Begley Jr. ’46

John P. Begley Jr. ’46 died July 15, 2014, at his home in North Hampton, N.H. He was born in Lawrence, Mass., on October 18, 1924, and graduated from Lawrence High School. Continue reading →

Beverley L. Campbell ’46

Beverley L. Campbell ’46 died on December 25, 2016, in Jacksonville, Florida. That is all the information that the College has at this time.

Clinton B. “Pete” Clarke Jr. ’46

Clinton B. “Pete” Clarke Jr. ’46 died October 2, 2011, in Minnetonka, Minn. He was born on August 22, 1925, in Beverly, Mass., and prepared for college at Beverly High School. He served as an aviation cadet in the Navy Air Corps during World War II Continue reading →

Alton P. Cole Jr. ’46

Alton P. Cole, Jr. ’46 died May 28, 2012, in Savannah, Ga. He was born on March 9, 1925, in Boston, and graduated from Belmont High School. He served to lieutenant junior grade in the Navy, and graduated from Bowdoin in 1947, but remained a member of the class of 1946. Continue reading →

Lawrence F. Deane ’46

Lawrence F. Deane ’46 died December 12, 2013, in Florence, Mass. He was born on October 20, 1923, in Holyoke, Mass., and prepared for college at Rosary High School and Bridgton Academy. In 1942, he entered Bowdoin—lettering in baseball, basketball and football—but left to follow his two older brothers into World War II. Continue reading →

Frank L. Emerson ’46

Frank L. Emerson ’46 died August 26, 2013, at his home in Sarasota, Fla. He was born in Island Falls on April 12, 1923, son of the late Roswell D. Emerson ’20, and prepared for college at Island Falls High School and Hebron Academy. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, he had his education interrupted by World War II. Continue reading →

Frank R. Lowrey ’46

Frank R. Lowrey ’46 died April 5, 2013, in Panama City Beach, Fla. He was born on August 28, 1924, in Caribou and graduated from Caribou High School, where he participated in the band and orchestra. He also played clarinet, saxophone, and ukulele in a popular local swing band. Continue reading →

Donald N. Lukens ’46

Donald N. Lukens ’46 died May 3, 2014, in Scarborough. He was born in Wyoming, Ohio, on August 11, 1923, and prepared for college at Belmont (Mass.) High School and Hebron Academy. Continue reading →

Judson R. Merrill ’46

Judson R. Merrill ’46 died February 1, 2014, in Cape Coral, Fla. He was born in Gardner, Mass., on July 4, 1925, and prepared for college at Deering High School in Portland. A member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, he attended Bowdoin from 1943 to 1944, then joined the Navy. Continue reading →

Robert E. Michaud ’46

Robert E. Michaud ’46 died February 7, 2014, in Bedford, Mass. He was born in Salem, Mass., on June 6, 1925, and prepared for college at Brunswick High School and Deering High School, where he was an honors student and captain of the track team. Continue reading →

L. Norton Nevels Jr. ’46

L. Norton Nevels Jr. ’46 died April 18, 2012, at his home in Honolulu. He was born on March 23, 1924, in Portland, and graduated from Deering High School. He was a cum laude graduate of Bowdoin, a member of Zeta Psi fraternity, and a 1949 graduate of Harvard Law School.

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Frank K. Schenck ’46

Frank K. Schenck ’46 died November 5, 2012, in Greenville, N.C. He was born on June 7, 1922, in New York City and prepared for college at King School in Stamford, Conn. In 1942, after graduating from Kings College, he joined the Army Air Forces and served on the Pilot Rescue Service on PT Boats in the Asian Pacific Theater during World War II, attaining the rank of master sergeant. Continue reading →