News and Updates

Our Patrick Joseph Docherty passed away on October 1, 2003. While he was listed on the College’s announcement as living in Great Falls, Virginia (9641 Georgetown Pike, 22066, no phone listed), his place of death and its cause are unknown. His next of kin is listed as Linda Melandinidis, a sister (95 Cindy Drive, Buffalo, NY 14221-3059).

Patrick came to Dartmouth from Levittown, NY, where he was in the National Honor Society and student government; he played football and was on the track team.

From The '69Times:

I am sorry to report Tom’s passing on September 23. Rick Willets provided the following from the Federal Reserve Bank website:

Paul Vielmetti died on June 24, 2002 in Maine. Rick Willets wrote to Paul’s friend Doug Halsted for the reflection below.

BRADFORD — Robert Luckury, 54, of Dunfield Road, died Thursday at his home. He was born in Manchester, the son of Michael and Florence (Hunkins) Luckury. He was raised in Claremont and lived in Bradford for the past 22 years. He attended school in Claremont and graduated from Stevens High School in 1965, Dartmouth College in 1969, and Thayer School of Engineering in 1972. Luckury served with the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1972. He worked as a mechanical engineer for Turner Group in Concord and Dufresne-Henry Inc. in Springfield, Vt., for the past eight years.

We have no published obituary at this time.

Ross F. Vasta, distinguished Teaching Professor at the State University of New York at Brockport, died on July 23, 2000 at the age of 52. Ross presented at several ABA conferences, although in recent years, he was more likely to be spotted at SRCD, APA or APS. While he taught behavioral courses at Brockport, he was primarily a developmental psychologist, and that is where most of his research was focused.

DR. STEPHEN NUGENT, 52, Zionsville, a retired pediatric physician, died August 3, 1999.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 7 in Zionsville Presbyterian Church.

Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Aug 6 in Flanner & Buchanan Zionsville Mortuary.

Burial will be private.

Dr. Nugent was director of the Methodist Hospital pediatric intensive care unit, which he founded,for 13 years, retiring in 1993.

He was a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Society of Critical Care Medicine and Alpha Omega Alpha honorary fraternity.

Jack Penney died on January 31, 1999, at his home, of a heart attack. He leaves his wife Anne and two children, Jessica and Ellen. He was in the Band at Dartmouth. His home address is given by the College as 20 Chestnut Street, #3, Boston 02108-3602. Phone number is unlisted. According to my Dartmouth database, he was a doctor and had been employed by the Mass General Hospital. The notice from Dartmouth mentions the source of the information as the Boston Globe, February 5, 1999.

From The '69Times:

No published obituary available.

David Richard Wetmiller died on July 20, at home. He leaves his wife Amy Navity, and sons Jonathan and Timothy. They live at 4429 Linwood Court, #12, Indianapolis, IN46201, phone (317) 375-0024. David was a member of the DOC, the band, and the Dartmouth Christian Fellowship. According to the Aegis, he was a history major. The Class extends its sympathy to David’s family.