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
Obituaries : Class of Staff
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 December 11, 2010, in Brunswick.
Priscilla M. Pelletier
Priscilla M. Pelletier, who worked for 41 years in the College’s Dining Service, died on February 14, 2005 in Portland.
Roger St. Pierre
Roger St. Pierre, Former Security staff, died on January 30, 2019, in Brunswick, Maine
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
Rodman Redman
Rodman Redman (Dining Service staff (20+ years)) died on December 10, 2016, in Zephyrhills, Florida. Continue reading
Edward T. Reid
Edward T. Reid, coach in the Department of Athletics emeritus, died on January 11, 2017, in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
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Beverly G. Reynolds
Beverly G. Reynolds, a former secretary in the development office (1982-2005), and an honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association, died on March 18, 2017, in Freeport, Maine.
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Gerlinde W. Rickel
Gerlinde W. Rickel, academic coordinator in the religion and philosophy departments for twenty-five years and an honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association, died on September 8, 2018, in Melbourne, Florida.
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
Lillian Grover Robinson
Lillian Grover Robinson, a former financial aid office staff member, died July 3, 2015, in Ft. Myers, Florida. Continue reading
Carol Ann Rogers
Carol Ann Rogers, an Admissions office staff member from 2005-2009, died on November 28, 2018, in Topsham, Maine.
Zoe Rote
Zoe Rote died on July 28, 2020 in Brunswick, 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
Eloise Savage
Eloise Savage, a former dining service staff member, died February 7, 2015, in Bangor, Maine.
Dorothy A. Schott
Dorothy A. Schott, former fraternity cook, died on January 9, 2016, in Brunswick. Continue reading
Shirley T. Schuster
Shirley T. Schuster died on October 1, 2020 in Harpswell, Maine. Continue reading
Richard F. Seaman
Richard F. Seaman died on November 5, 2020 in Bath, Maine. Continue reading
Susanna D. Simpson
Susanna D. Simpson, former art librarian, died on December 19, 2015, in Sullivan, Maine. Continue reading
Goldie Singer
Goldie Singer, former payroll supervisor in the Bowdoin business office from 1946-1980 and an honorary member of the Bowdoin Alumni Association, died on November 25, 2017, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Howard E. Skillings
Howard E. Skillings died on July 10, 2020 in Portland, Maine. 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
Donald H. Smith Jr.
Donald H. Smith Jr., a former security staff member, died on January 7, 2015, in Wiscasset, Maine.
Donald H. Smith
Donald H. Smith, who worked in the Bowdoin Facilities carpenter shop from 1979-2011, died on June 7, 2016, in Augusta, Maine. Continue reading
Jean H. Smith
Jean H. Smith died on February 21, 2021 in Greenville, South Carolina. Continue reading
Prudence Priscilla Smith
Prudence Priscilla Smith, who worked at the College for 25 years before retiring in 1987, died on December 6, 2003, in Bath.
Susan M. Snell
Susan M. Snell, administrative coordinator in the Office of the Dean of Students for eighteen years, died on October 5, 2019, in Bath, Maine.
Philip Hilton Soule
Philip Hilton Soule, who for nearly 40 years was a member of the Bowdoin coaching staff, died on January 15, 2006, as a result of a fall while visiting friends in Sutton, VT.
Kathryn Drusilla Fielding Stemper
Kathryn Drusilla Fielding Stemper, Secretary to the President Emerita, died on January 25, 2008, in New Harbor, Maine.
Virginia S. Stuart
Virginia S. Stuart, development office staff from 1962-1974, died on January 16, 2016, in Chatham, New York. Continue reading
Walter J. Szumowski
Walter J. Szumowski, former director of the Moulton Union Bookstore, died on January 23, 2008, in Sun City, Ariz.
Gerald Richard Tarr, Sr
Gerald Richard Tarr, Sr., former member of the custodial and grounds crew at the College, died on November 20, 2004 in Lewiston.
Stella Marguerite Purinton Bernier Thibeault
Stella Marguerite Purinton Bernier Thibeault, who worked in the business office at Bowdoin for 37 years, died on June 10, 2005, in Portland.
Mary H. Thomas
Mary H. Thomas, a former staff at the development office, died on February 4, 2020, in York, Maine. Continue reading
Johnny L. Tolbert
Johnny L. Tolbert (Fraternity chef, Alpha Kappa Sigma; Honorary member, Bowdoin Alumni Association) died on December 12, 2016, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Sherri L. Turner
Sherri L. Turner, former Dining Services member, died on December 6, 2015, in Sidney, Maine. Continue reading
Robert Volz
Robert Volz, former staff member at the Bowdoin Library, died on May 30, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.
Andre Warren
Andre Warren, a long-time assistant superintendent of buildings and grounds at Bowdoin, died September 8, 2007, in Wiscasset. Continue reading
Harry K. Warren
Harry K. Warren, director of Moulton Union, director of career counseling and placement/career services, and secretary of the college emeritus, died on August 20, 2016, in Brunswick. Continue reading
June P. Warren
June P. Warren, a former dining service staff member, died February 15, 2015, in Harpswell, Maine.
Sidney John Watson
Sidney John Watson, Ashmead White Director of Athletics Emeritus at the College, died on April 25, 2004, at his home in Naples, FL.
Dorothy E. Weeks
Dorothy E. Weeks died on April 5, 2020 in Brunswick, ME. Continue reading
Dudley H. Woodall
Dudley H. Woodall, treasurer of the College from 1979 until 1990, died on July 22, 2019, in Farmington, Maine.
Roxlyn C. Yanok
Roxlyn C. Yanok, a former staff member in the physics department, art department, and the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from 1963-1992, died on February 14, 2016, in Sebec, Maine. Continue reading