Richard W. Adams ’59 died on February 27, 2018, in Hingham, Massachusetts.
Obituaries : Class of 1959
Peter N. Anastas ’59
Peter N. Anastas ’59 died on December 27, 2019 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Continue reading
Jon F. Anderson ’59
Jon F. Anderson ’59 died on October 21, 2018, in Weston, Connecticut.
Richard G. Balboni ’59
Richard G. Balboni ’59 died March 11, 2009, in Danvers, Mass.
Peter F. Bastow ’59
Peter F. Bastow ’59 died on November 17, 2018, in Winslow, Maine.
Winfield Hutchinson Bearce ’59
Winfield Hutchinson Bearce ’59, died on July 24, 2006 in Indian River, MI.
Clayton D. Bennett ’59
Clayton D. Bennett ’59 died February 27, 2014, at his home in Dexter. He was born on April 24, 1937, in Dexter, and he graduated from Dexter High School. He was a member of the Meddiebempsters and president of Psi Upsilon fraternity. Continue reading
Kenneth Anthony Berlandi ’59
Kenneth Anthony Berlandi ’59, a long-time Boston teacher and school administrator, died March 8, 2009, in Westborough, Mass.
Alan D. Bernstein ’59
Alan D. Bernstein ’59 died February 16, 2014, in New York City. He was born on January 31, 1938, in New York City, and graduated from the New Lincoln School. Continue reading
Paul E. Bérubé ’59
Paul E. Bérubé ’59 died on September 5, 2018, in Pelham, Massachusetts.
Rudrick E. Boucher ’59
Rudrick E. Boucher ’59 died on April 25, 2017, in Cleveland, Ohio. Continue reading
Richard G. Briggs ’59
Richard G. Briggs ’59 died March 21, 2013, at his home in Belpre, Ohio. He was born in Bangor on June 11, 1937, son of the late Gordon D. Briggs ’33, and prepared for college at Hampden Academy and Hebron Academy. He graduated cum laude, a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and went on to earn a master’s degree at the University of Rochester in 1969. Continue reading
James J. Brown ’59
James J. Brown ’59 died on March 14, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia.
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Elton A. Burky ’59
Elton A. Burky ’59 died on December 6, 2017, in McKinleyville, California.
Christopher N. Chandler ’59
Christopher N. Chandler ’59 died on March 25, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Continue reading
John M. Christie ’59
John M. Christie ’59 died on April 27, 2016, in Camden, Maine. Continue reading
Richard Erwin Dolby ’59
Richard Erwin Dolby ’59 died on July 11, 2006, in Boston, MA.
Richard Erwin Dolby ’59
Richard Erwin Dolby ’59 died on July 11, 2006, in Boston, MA.
William W. Dunn ’59
William W. Dunn ’59 died on April 16, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Florida
James E. Durkin ’59
James E. Durkin ’59 died on March 6, 2016, in San Rafael, California. Unfortunately, that is all the information the College has at this time.
Ronald G. Dyer ’59
Ronald G. Dyer ’59 died on July 30, 2018, in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Robert K. Edwards ’59
Robert K. Edwards ’59 died on September 19, 2020, in Winthrop, Maine. Continue reading
Frank M. Folsom ’59
Frank M. Folsom ’59 died on September 30, 2015, in Auburn, Maine. Continue reading
Capt. David C. Gill ’59
Capt. David C. Gill ’59 died June 9, 2012, in Lancaster, Pa. He was born in Concord, N.H., on May 26, 1937, and prepared for college at Proctor Academy. He was Continue reading
Peter Bosworth Gustafson ’59
Peter Bosworth Gustafson ’59 died on November 3, 2006, in Bath, Maine.
James Cuncan Hurd Hayward ’59
James Cuncan Hurd Hayward ’59 died on February 7, 2006, in North Middlesex, VT.
Frank Lee Hitchcock ’59
Frank Lee Hitchcock ’59 died on August 2, 2003, in Tucson, AZ.
David M. Hunter ’59
David M. Hunter ’59 died on January 21, 2016, in Peoria, Arizona. Continue reading
David Warren Laurie ’59
David Warren Laurie ’59, a dedicated Little League coach, died August 7, 2009, in Cataumet, Mass.
Gary Benjamin Lewis ’59
Gary Benjamin Lewis ’59 died on December 14, 2005, on Sinclair’s Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Glenn H. Matthews ’59
Glenn H. Matthews ’59 died July 17, 2013, in Wilmot, N.H., of Alzheimer’s disease. He was born on June 28, l937, in Quincy, Mass., and prepared for college at Braintree (Mass.) High School. He was a member of Chi Psi fraternity and a graduate of ROTC. Upon graduation, he served to second lieutenant in the Army. Continue reading
Thomas Joseph McGovern, Jr. ’59
Thomas Joseph McGovern, Jr. ’59 died on March 23, 2005, in Needham, MA.
Powers Llewellyn McLean ’59
Powers Llewellyn McLean ’59 died on October 8, 2005, in Wall Township, NJ.
Robert Randall McLeod ’59
Robert Randall McLeod ’59 died on January 12, 2003, in Winthrop, MA. Born on June 3, 1937, in Boston, MA, he prepared for college at Winthrop (MA) High School and the New Hampton School in New Hampshire and became a member of Delta Sigma Fraternity at Bowdoin, which he attended in 1955-56 and again in 1957- 58. He was graduated from Boston University in 1964 and for many years was associated with the General Electric Company in Lynn, MA, as a business programming analyst, as manager of personnel accounting, and as manager of information systems. He was a member of the Cottage Park Yacht Club and St. John’s Episcopal Church in Winthrop. He is survived by a brother, Steven E. McLeod of Yorktown, VA.
Roger D. McLeod ’59
Roger D. McLeod ’59, also known as Sagamo Powa Matagamon, Chief Sachem of Pawtucket Indian Lodge, died March 21, 2012, in Lowell, Mass. He was born in Rumford on November 9, 1937, and prepared for college at Stephens High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society and a prize-winning speaker. Continue reading
Richard E. Morgan ’59
Richard E. Morgan ’59, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Constitutional Law and an esteemed and active member of the faculty for 45 years, November 13, 2014, at the age of 77. He was the husband of Jean Yarbrough, Bowdoin’s Gary M. Pendy Sr. Professor of Social Sciences in the Department of Government and Legal Studies. Continue reading
Thomas Field Mostrom ’59
Thomas Field Mostrom ’59 died on September 25, 2005, in Cambridge, MA.
David E. Norbeck ’59
David E. Norbeck ’59 died on August 4, 2018, in St. Albans, Vermont.
David Olsen ’59
David Olsen ’59, trustee emeritus of Bowdoin, died November 14, 2009, in Salisbury, Conn., after a lifelong dedication to his profession, philanthropy, and public service.
Paul J. Rayment ’59
Paul J. Rayment ’59 died February 6, 2015, in Newton, Massachusetts.
Alfred Emile Schretter ’59
Alfred Emile Schretter ’59 died on December 18, 2005, in Loveland, OH
Frederick S. Smith ’59
Frederick S. Smith ’59 died on December 6, 2018, in North Andover, Massachusetts.
Robert E. St. Pierre ’59
Robert E. St. Pierre ’59 died January 9, 2012, in New Harbor. He was born in Franklin, N.H., on December 13, 1936, and graduated Continue reading
Robert Y. Tow ’59
Robert Y. Tow ’59 died on April 18, 2011, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The College doesn’t have any other information at this time.
Ronald E. Tripp ’59
Ronald E. Tripp ’59 died May 28, 2013, in Limington. He was born in Portland on June 22, 1937, and graduated as salutatorian of South Portland High School’s class of 1955. He played football and threw javelin at high school and at Bowdoin, where he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. After Bowdoin, he joined Tripp Oil Company, a family business begun by his parents in 1933, and remained active in the business until its sale in 1983. Continue reading
George A. Watkins II ’59
George A. Watkins II ’59 died October 21, 2012. He was born in Boston on June 12, 1937, and prepared for college at Concord (Mass.) High School. He attended Bowdoin from 1955 to 1957, a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Continue reading
Christopher Clarke White ’59
Christopher Clarke White ’59, a poet and mathematics professor Castleton College for 37 years, died January 14, 2009, at his home in Castleton, Vt.
Gilbert R. Winham ’59
Gilbert R. Winham ’59 died on January 1, 2019, in Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada. Continue reading