Charles A. Fitz-Gerald III passed away December 30, 2015 after a battle with lung cancer. Following his graduation from Dartmouth he joined the U.S. Navy and trained as an aviator in Pensacola, Florida then spent most of his active duty stationed at China Lake, California and felt those years flying in the desert were the most exciting in his life.
Steven Eric Amundson died December 5, 2015. He was born in Pendleton, Oregon and in high school excelled in all major sports and music activities as well as serving as student council president. He was offered full ride academic scholarships to Harvard, Yale and Dartmouth. He began his college career at Dartmouth in pre-med and had a very successful freshman year. Following that year, what his family now understands, he suffered the onset of a debilitating diagnosis of bi-polar disease.
Timothy Charles Rosenhan died unexpectedly October 24, 2015 in Twisp, Washington. Tim was helping clean up the remains of a friend’s home damaged by a summer forest fire and was working with a chain saw when he collapsed while on a water break. Following his Dartmouth graduation in Engineering he joined the Marines where he learned to fly fighter jets. He was an F-4 Phantom flight instructor for the Corps and that experience led him to work as an airport planner with Reid Middleton, Inc. of Seattle.
Michael J. Antal, Jr, a leading person in biomass research, died on 21 October 2015. He received his MS degree in Applied Physics (Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetic Theory) from Harvard University, followed by the PhD degree in Applied Mathematics (Numerical Analysis and Quantum Mechanics), also from Harvard University.
Clifford W. Mills, Jr., died in Jacksonville, Florida on August 16, 2015. He was born in Connecticut in 1947, obtained his B.A. from Dartmouth College (the infamous class of 1969), and his Master's from Boston University. His career at John Wiley & Sons, Publishers, spanned over 35 years; he was an editor of many diverse disciplines, a publisher for the sciences, and, in his later years, a freelance project manager. He moved from Westport, Connecticut to New Hampshire to raise his son in the magical town of Meriden, where he and his wife Rosemary lived for 25 years.
Katz, Jeffry Allen MD, age 68, passed away in the arms of his wife of 42 years, Carole on August 6, 2015 with his sons, David (Naomi) and Jeremy (Anna). He valiantly fought 4 different cancers in his lifetime.
Bob Lundquist passed away Sunday night, February 8, after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Jackie, five children and stepchildren, and eight grandchildren. Bob was, of course, one of our best-known classmates, in part, because of his incredible musical talent and booming personality. Some of our best reunion memories are standing around the piano forgetting the lyrics to old rock ’n’ roll songs as Lunk entertained us until the wee hours. How many of us just have to think of Lunk whenever we hear Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On?
Jon Stuart Swenson ’69 passed away in his sleep at home on January 6, 2015. He was born to Olaf and Grace Swenson in Minneapolis on March 20, 1947. Hockey was his sport, and he continued to play at Dartmouth. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1969. He moved to Portland, Oregon, and was affiliated with KGW, where he had a radio show and made lifelong friends. He then formed a marketing company and made more friends. He married Ann Wilkerson in 1972, and their daughter, Dana, was the light of their lives. Ann and Jon divorced in 1984 and he moved to Seattle.
Obituary from Omaha World Herald, December 31, 2014:
John W. French died November 11, 2014 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Linda Neshamkin and daughters Alexandra and Jennifer. John was president of Neshamkin French Architects, Inc. of Charlestown, Mass. Award winning architects Linda and John started their firm in 1985 and it became one of the most respected architectural and planning groups in New England. Following his passing Linda contacted classmates and reminded us that Jack never let illness define him or get in the way of his friendships.