In Memoriam

Autumn 2023

(2023 unless otherwise noted)

  • Peter S Edwards Jr ’43, June 13; Canonsburg, PA. Phi Kappa Psi, Willow Society, basketball.
  • Harvey B Lucas Jr ’44, Jan 11; Tualatin, OR. Sigma Chi, Glee Club, Debate Society, soccer.
  • Leland J Markley ’44, July 6; Atlantic Beach, FL. Commons Club, Debate Society, Washington, DC, Study Group, cross country, indoor track.
  • Donald D Porter ’44, Aug 9; Camillus, NY. Phi Kappa Tau, International Relations Council, Washington, DC, Study Group, marching band, wrestling.
  • Charles W Reinhart ’46, Nov 18, 2022; Chandler, AZ. Phi Kappa Psi.
  • Gerald J Phelps ’49, June 14; Alpharetta, GA. Phi Delta Theta, Marching Band, student government, indoor track.
  • John C Hathaway ’50, Sept 8; Falmouth, MA. Delta Phi Alpha, Commons Club.
  • William W Moorhead Jr ’50, June 9; Baltimore, MD. Sigma Chi.
  • James E Youker ’50, June 12; Hartland, WI. Delta Upsilon, swimming.
  • Daniel G Simmonds’51, July 16, 2022; Franklin Square, NY. Indoor track.
  • Robert L Leslie III ’52, July 9; Slingerlands, NY. Theta Chi, Masque and Triangle, Glee Club, Ski Club, indoor track.
  • Homer H Merrifield ’52, May 1; Bend, OR. Sigma Chi, baseball, football.
  • Edmund G Rawson III ’53, May 5; Sarasota, FL. Alpha Tau Omega, Salmagundi, Maroon Key, Masque and Triangle, Konosioni, football.
  • Richard D Smith ’53, Oct 26, 2021; Rockville Centre, NY. Lambda Chi Alpha, Maroon Key, Konosioni, baseball, soccer.
  • Van R Richards Jr ’53, March 11; Saint Charles, IL. Sigma Chi, International Relations Council, indoor track.
  • Jay E Thors ’53, April 29, 2021; Odessa, FL. Lambda Chi Alpha, Masque and Triangle, Outing Club.
  • Robert E Tracy ’53, Dec 6, 2022; Marietta, GA.
  • Eugene H Carpenter II ’54, May 16; Casselberry, FL. Phi Kappa Psi, ROTC, Glee Club, Outing Club, Sailing Club.
  • Gary Chandler ’54, July 10; Westfield, NJ. Sigma Nu, International Relations Council, ROTC, Konosioni, Willow Society, football.
  • James K Fraser Jr ’54, Jan 20; Latham, NY. ROTC. Sigma Nu.
  • John L Hamlin ’54, May 6, 2021; Graham, NC. Lambda Chi Alpha, tennis.
  • Edmund P Lewis ’54, July 6; West End, NC. Maroon, WRCU, student government, baseball.
  • Eugene P Naspo ’54, April 21, 2020; Roseland, NJ. Sigma Chi, basketball.
  • Richardson Reid ’54, Dec 20, 2022; South Dennis, MA. Phi Kappa Psi.
  • Thomas R Severo ’54, June 12; Newburgh, NY. Marching Band, Colgate Raider Pep Band, Concert Orchestra.
  • Edward M Armstrong ’55, July 17; Arlington, VA. Phi Delta Theta, WRCU, Glee Club.
  • Robert W Bartsch ’55, March 10; Cary, NC. Sigma Nu.
  • John J Burton ’55, July 23, 2022; Sebastian, FL. Alpha Tau Omega, football.
  • Ronald C Crane ’55, Jan 15, 2020; Manteca, CA. Commons Club, student government.
  • Donald L Gross ’55, Feb 27, 2022; Long Valley, NJ. Maroon, swimming. 
  • Russell W Kilmer ’55, Sep 8, 2022; Yuba City, CA. Commons Club, ROTC.
  • Harvey P Yeager ’55, Aug 20; Green Village, NJ. Commons Club, Maroon Key, Masque and Triangle, ROTC, Salmagundi, student government.
  • John E Bower ’56, March 5; Port Charlotte, FL. Lambda Chi Alpha, Glee Club, WRCU, International Relations Council, student government.
  • Anthony N Tsocanos ’56,Aug 22; New Canaan, CT. Phi Delta Theta, football, wrestling.
  • Robert W Irwin ’57, July 22; Phoenixville, PA. Sigma Chi.
  • Howard B Markel ’57, Feb 9; Cumming, GA. Phi Kappa Psi.
  • Alfred M Sessa ’58, March 8; Oxon, United Kingdom. Football, lacrosse.
  • Henry S Steffens ’58, March 12, 2022; Ridgewood, NJ. Theta Chi, Outing Club.
  • Karl F Wettlaufer ’58, June 7, 2022; Crestwood, KY. Beta Theta Pi, Colgate Raider Pep Band, Marching Band, Glee Club, student government.
  • John F Evans ’60, June 25; Newark, DE. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Maroon, Concert Orchestra, Glee Club, Sailing Club, student government, lacrosse, tennis.
  • Frederick O Johnson ’60. May 31; Afton, NY. WRCU.
  • John N Page Jr ’60, May 27; Wilmington, DE. Sigma Chi, football, lacrosse.
  • Paul R Anderson ’63, June 21; Annapolis, MD. Delta Upsilon, baseball, football.
  • Michael W Davenport ’63, May 20; Valentine, NE. Sigma Chi, student government.
  • Brian H Dovey ’63, Aug 27; Gwynedd Valley, PA. Phi Kappa Psi, Maroon, London Economics Study Group, Willow Society, student government, basketball, indoor track. 
  • G Gordon Fluke Jr ’63, May 18; Philadelphia, PA. Alpha Tau Omega, Maroon Key, Sailing Club, student government, indoor track, swimming.
  • Joel S Steiger ’63, March 21, 2021; Sherman Oaks, CA. Sigma Nu.
  • Phillip D Wilder’63, April 21; Laurel, MD. Alpha Chi Epsilon, Maroon Key, cross country, indoor track.
  • Paul E Klein ’64, Aug 24, 2019; Conroe, TX. Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Beta Kappa.
  • Stephen B Steele ’64; Colorado Springs, CO. Phi Delta Theta, Colgate Thirteen, ROTC, Glee Club, Maroon Key, Konosioni, Willow Society, ice hockey.
  • David P Healey ’65, July 18; Clearwater, FL. Delta Kappa Epsilon, International Relations Council, ice hockey.
  • Michael S Kaufman ’65, March 13, 2019. WRCU.
  • Peter D Vogt ’65, April 7; Kansas City, MO. Beta Theta Pi, Maroon Key, Konosioni, lacrosse, soccer, swimming.
  • DavidE Yurgaitis ’65, Aug 30, 2022; Southbury, CT. Delta Kappa Epsilon, baseball.
  • Charles B Chabot ’66, Aug 27; Oxford, OH. Phi Gamma Delta.
  • Suzanne D Emrich MA’66, May 12, 2022; Indianapolis, IN.
  • Karl J Borden ’68, June 7; Gibbon, NE. Outing Club, WRCU, London History Study Group.
  • Vallance E De Visser MA’68, Aug 18; Utica, NY.
  • Thomas P Hughes ’68, Aug 14; Barneveld, NY. Sigma Nu.
  • Christopher R Lang ’68, Jan 9; Parkton, MD. Delta Upsilon, ice hockey, indoor track.
  • Thomas W Weirich ’69, July 21; Ocean City, NJ. Delta Upsilon, Outing Club, football, lacrosse, wrestling.
  • Douglas S Craver ’71, July 11; Madison, WI. Phi Gamma Delta, Outing Club, Willow Society, student government, baseball, swimming, football.
  • David G Vander Wall ’71, June 14; Modesto, CA. Delta Upsilon, London History Study Group, indoor track.
  • Ted Poretz ’76, June 12; New York, NY. Phi Kappa Tau, student government.
  • David H Stonehill ’76, April 30; Glen Allen, VA. WRCU, Maroon-News, student government, London History Study Group.
  • Mark S Gelder ’78. Newtown, PA.
  • Richard K Hite Sr ’80, June 14; Avon, NY. Delta Upsilon, football.
  • Christopher E Clare ’81, July 17; Brookhaven, GA. Phi Kappa Tau, crew.
  • David B Galin ’81, July 9; Portland, ME. 
  • Brian L Brockmann ’84, Dec 26, 2021; Walpole, NH. Phi Delta Theta.
  • Joseph R Curl II ’86, June 14; Ipswich, MA. Phi Delta Theta, WRCU, Salmagundi.
  • James L Cook III ’93, July 11; Wexford, PA. Sigma Chi, student government, basketball.
  • D’Andre L Stamper ’19, July 28; East Palo Alto, CA. Latin American Dance, University Studies Group, West Indies Study Group, frisbee.
  • Molly Bartlett, wife of former Colgate president Tom Bartlett, July 22.
  • Robert E Goodwin, professor of biology emeritus, Aug 11.