Category Archives: Memorials

  From Class Secretary Ken Willcox:    The College notified me today that Peter Dolinger passed away last October 11, 2022, in Philadelphia.    Peter had quite a string of academic degrees and achievements following Williams: a Ph.D from Stanford, … Continue reading →

Joseph Ethan Meyer III 04/06/45 – 01/03/23 Judge Joseph Ethan Meyer, III, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on January 3, 2023 after a long illness. Born in 1945 in Oklahoma, Judge Meyer grew up in Denver’s Park Hill … Continue reading →

We lost Marty Samuels in early June of 2023.  Below is an obituary in the Boston Globe.  Please add any thoughts of your own.   Dr. Martin A. Samuels, a neurologist with a gift for words and caring, dies at 77 … Continue reading →

Here is Al’s obituary, published by the Albuquerque Journal on Oct. 23, 2022 Please add a comment below! Loving Father, Brother, Uncle, Husband, Counselor, and Friend, Albert G. Simms III, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in … Continue reading →

O. Lee Haynes, Jr. beloved son, father, husband, brother, uncle, physician and friend, died peacefully with his wife, Dee Karnofsky, by his side on their wedding anniversary Oct. 22, 2017, in Bar Harbor of Alzheimer’s disease. He was born Feb. … Continue reading →

Gary Webb Lamphere, MD Exeter NH – It is with great sadness we announce that Gary Webb Lamphere, MD passed away from pancreatic cancer, June 16, 2021 at his home in Exeter, NH. He was born March 7,1945, the son … Continue reading →

(we just received notification that Jeff Eckardt died on Nov. 13, 2020.  Below is the obituary submitted by his family) Jeffrey John Eckardt, M.D. was born in Staten Island, New York to Margaret Bennett Hoover Eckardt and Jack Archer Eckardt. … Continue reading →

 From Stephanie Lovell: It is with a heavy heart I report the passing of my father Jonathan Lovell earlier this week, on April 14, 2020. Dad died at home peacefully in his sleep. His family and wide circle of friends … Continue reading →

Morgan Wesson Nields January 25, 1946 – June 18, 2019Morgan W. Nields, a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather, a respected businessman and a friend to thousands, passed on June 18, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Morgan is survived by … Continue reading →

Our Classmate Peter Grossman died on March 20, 2019 in a nursing home in Seattle.  He had developed early-onset Alzheimers and had been there for several years. Here is the official obituary announcement: Dr. Peter Lawrence Grossman, beloved doctor, tennis … Continue reading →

Charles Verne Parham Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA on June 30, 1945 to Charles Verne Parham and Jane Adair Parham. He had 2 siblings, Lamar and Mary Jane. Charlie graduated Westminster schools in Atlanta in 1963. Several summers were … Continue reading →

From Ken Willcox:  After leaving Williams, Bruce received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He served in the U.S. Army, then returned to Dallas to begin his law practice. He was affiliated with a number … Continue reading →

Ron Warner died on October 23, 2000.  He had been fighting colon cancer that had been diagnosed during a routine physical the previous December.  He succumbed to a related heart attack. After graduating from Williams, Ron went to Columbia where … Continue reading →

We received word from the widow of Vance Gordon that Vance had passed away in January, 2015.  He had succumbed to ALS.   Below is the obituary that appeared in the Washington Post.   Please add any comments if you remember Vance. … Continue reading →

The College has informed us that Mike McCune passed away on March 5, 2016.   Here is his obituary, published in Thailand’s Chiang Mai CityNews on April 8, 2016: Michael Cary McCune, 70, an American citizen residing in Chiang Mai, passed … Continue reading →

Fred Sleezer passed away on February 5, 2016.  Below is his obituary.  Please note that his memorial service is scheduled for April 23, 2016, if you can make it. Please share your memories of Fred below. ————————————– Alfred W. Sleezer, … Continue reading →

Here is the link to Jim’s obituary, also printed below.   The online obituary has a guestbook, with entries from non-Williams friends. Please note that an open house to celebrate Jim’s life will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 from 11 … Continue reading →

Our classmate Alan Dankner died on Dec. 1, 2015 from complications of acute myeloid leukemia.  The obituary from the Boston Globe is below, or you can read it on the Legacy.com site to see comments from friends and colleagues: DANKNER, … Continue reading →

Dick Pas passed away on Tuesday, March 24th, 2015.  While his death was rather sudden, Dick did have a history of coronary incidents. Some day, when someone is confronted with the task of summing up my own days on this … Continue reading →

Richard Horner passed away January 7, 2105 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Richard worked as copy editor for the Tulsa Tribune from 1974-1992. During his Williams days he was captain of the track team, and he continued in that mode by competing … Continue reading →