2018
Rosalyne S. Bernstein (1928-2018)
January 2, 2019 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, I write with the sad news that Trustee Emerita Rosalyne S. Bernstein H’97, P’77 passed away on Sunday, December 30, at her home in Portland, just eight days after her ninetieth birthday[…]
Charles J. Butt (1925-2018)
September 17, 2018 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, I write with the sad news that Coach in the Department of Athletics Emeritus Charlie Butt passed away on Friday, September 14, at the age of ninety-three. Charlie coached men’s swimming at Bowdoin for thirty-nine years, women’s swimming for the first twenty-four years of the program, and served as coach of men’s soccer for […]
James Walter MacAllen ’66 (1944-2018)
August 17, 2018 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, It is with great sadness that I write to tell you of the passing of Trustee Emeritus Jim MacAllen ’66, who died this morning at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jim was devoted to Bowdoin—as an outstanding athlete and campus leader in his undergraduate days, as a dedicated alumnus who gave […]
Iris W. Davis (1956-2018)
June 12, 2018 by Office of the President
To faculty and staff, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the death of Trustee Iris W. Davis ’78 on Saturday, June 9, following a brief, but courageous, battle with cancer. Iris devoted herself to improving the lives of others through her leadership and commitment to public health, her engagement […]
Merton G. Henry ’50, P’80, P’82, H’84 (1926-2018)
April 9, 2018 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, With the passing of Trustee Emeritus Merton G. Henry of the Class of 1950 on Friday evening, April 6, at the age of ninety-two, Bowdoin and Maine have lost a great friend, advocate, and leader. Mert Henry was born on February 4, 1926, in the Penobscot Valley town of Hampden, Maine. […]
Jane E. McKay ’81, P’13 (1959-2018)
March 25, 2018 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, We learned the very sad news this week that Trustee Emerita Jane Ellen McKay died on Monday, March 19, 2018, at the age of fifty-eight. Her family has let us know that the cause of death was Jane’s ongoing battle with alcoholism and type 1 diabetes, information that Jane specifically wanted […]
Celeste Goodridge (1954-2018)
March 6, 2018 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, It is my sad duty to inform you that Professor of English Celeste Goodridge passed away peacefully in Scarborough, Maine, on Saturday, March 3, at the age of 63, after a period of declining health. Celeste had been a member of the Bowdoin faculty since 1986 and was a valued colleague and a professor […]
Thomas Clark Casey ’51 (1929-2018)
February 23, 2018 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, It is my sad duty to report the death of Trustee Emeritus Thomas Clark Casey ’51 on February 9 in Newport Coast, California. Tom led a rich and active life—in fact, he had returned from a trip to Chile and Antarctica several weeks before his death. Tom was born on December 17, […]
Frank J. Farrington (1931-2018)
January 27, 2018 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, I am sorry to report the death of Overseer Emeritus Frank J. Farrington ’53 of Bangor, who passed away peacefully last Thursday, January 18, 2018, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at the age of eighty-six. Frank was born in Augusta on August 27, 1931, the son of the late Frank A. and […]
Edward Thomas Reid (1921-2018)
January 23, 2018 by Office of the President
To the campus community, I write to report the passing of Coach in the Department of Athletics Emeritus Edward T. Reid at his home in Wethersfield, CT, on January 11, 2018, at the age of 96. Ed coached the men’s tennis and squash teams at the College from 1969 to 1988, and was the first […]
Paul P. Brountas ’54, P’91, H’97 (1932-2017)
January 3, 2018 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, Earlier today we learned the sad news that Trustee Emeritus Paul Brountas ’54, H’97 passed away last Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at his home in Weston, Massachusetts. The Bowdoin community owes much to Paul for his extraordinary leadership and the breadth and depth of his contributions to the College, public service, […]