Obituaries, listed chronologically

We will add an obituary as soon as one becomes available. 

Edward "Ed" Thain Ramey, 79, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at his home in Denver.

Ed was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 28, 1947, to Evelyn and Ed Ramey. When he was entering third grade the family moved to Denver as the Martin Marietta Corporation opened an office here. He always said that his dad put man on the moon!

Tim died on the morning of January 30th, 2026, after living with both frontotemporal
dementia and cancer for many years. He was surrounded and supported by the love of
family and friends until the end. Tim is predeceased by his parents, Lou and Ted Connor
and dear younger brother, Teddy Connor. Tim leaves behind his wife Lucy Winner; his
daughter, Kyla Winner-Connor and her husband Stephen Shortall; brothers and sisters,
Anne Senni, Mary Connor, Pat Rogers and husband Jim Rogers, Tony Connor and wife Paula

Ian Alexander Douglas Alsop passed away peacefully, surrounded by his wife and children, on December 30, 2025, in Santa Fe, NM, after a brief illness.

Robert “Roby” A. Cann, age 78, of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday, December 2. He lived a life defined by integrity, devotion, and a deep love for family and friends.

John W. Danford passed away peacefully at his home in Pan Yack Park on November 10, 2025, surrounded by his family, after a years-long struggle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

John was born in 1947 to William and Elinor Jean Danford of Racine, Wisconsin, the second of five children. He completed his undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College (summa cum laude, 1969), earned a master’s at the University of California, Berkeley (1971), and his PhD at Yale (1976). 

HOFFMASTER, Charles Barry (78) passed away October 26th, 2025 in Montreal. Barry was born May 17th, 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Pauline C. Hoffmaster and J. Charles Hoffmaster. He is survived by his wife Sylvie, his son Nicolas, his daughter Samantha (Luis), his grand-children Darien and Leandro, his brother Ronald (Nancy), his nieces Erica (Ruben) and Amy (Josh), and many cousins.

David Rees Gilliatt '69 left us on October 17, 2025, at his home in Croton-on-Hudson NY, attended by his wife of 49 years, Karen, and daughter Olivia '08.  Dave left campus at the end of freshman year to serve with the 1st Cavalry in Vietnam.  On his return in September 1968, he threw himself into his music and studies, followed by law school and legal practice. Whatever he pursued, he did so avidly, and over time became an expert Alpine and X-country skier, sailor, windsurfer, archer, and marksman, as well as a cigar aficionado.

Michael Joseph Brune, 77, formerly of Coolidge, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sept. 8, 2025.  

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The thing about Punky...

He was a Midwesterner through and through.

There was a humble purity in his values—but more than that, he lived them. That was all he ever was, and all he ever believed really mattered.

Throughout his life, he had an uncanny ability to graciously navigate different cultures and other's life circumstance. He met people where they were at and honored their worth and dignity. His belief in the actualization of human potential was, for him, imperative.