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“They will be remembered as we knew them in the full freshness and vigor of their young manhood. And as the years roll on and the seasons come and go, each evening the school will gather here for its few minutes of worship, prayer, and praise. And each morning some will be here to celebrate the great sacrifice which carries with it the hope of the world. Then in the words of an unknown poet –
- They shall not grow old
- As we that are left grow old.
- Age shall not weary them
- Nor the years condemn.
- At the going down of the sun
- And in the morning
- We shall remember them.
May they rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon them.”
- Samuel S. Bartlett
Now viewing articles in the category 1940s.
Robert H. Bauer '43
December 27th, 2023
Robert Hallock Bauer “Wore many hats in Kent” Mr. Robert “Bob” Hallock Bauer, 98, of Kent entered into the Gates of Heaven on Wednesday December 27, 2023 at Candlewood Valley Health & Rehabilitation Center in New Milford. He is the loving husband of Josephine (Cocilovo) Bauer. B...
Posted in: 1940sRichard L. Randolph '44
December 15th, 2023
Richard (Dick) Lee Randolph died of natural causes after a short period of home hospice with family.Dick was an avid outdoorsman all his life and rowed his own raft down the Grand Canyon at 79 and camped throughout the West into his early 90s. For many years he would take his kids on 5- to 15-day ...
Posted in: 1940sThomas C. Buell '45
April 15th, 2023
Aug. 14, 1927 - April 15, 2023 Thomas C. Buell, teacher, artist, actor, and poet, died Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Hopewell House in Portland, Ore. He was 95. Born in Newport, R.I., Tom graduated from South Kent School and Princeton University before embarking on a teaching care...
Posted in: 1940sStephen H. Garnett '45
February 9th, 2023
Stephen Hunter “Steve” Garnett, 95, of Jamestown died peacefully at home February 9, 2023. The longest survivor of nephroblastoma, he lived with one kidney for more than 77 years. Born January 7, 1928 in Greenwich, CT to his late parents, Caroline Barclay and Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett, he gr...
Posted in: 1940sRichard K. Maxson '49
January 19th, 2023
Kennewick , Washington - Richard "Dick" Maxson, age 92, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 62 years, Doris Jean (Gerardy) Maxson.He is survived by his daughters, Nancy Maxson and Gail Kay, and Gail's husband J.B. Kay.Richard was born in Chicago...
Posted in: 1940sNoble F. Richards '49
January 6th, 2023
Noble Foster (Nobby) Richards of Salisbury passed away peacefully at Noble Horizons on January 6. He was 91 years old.Noble devoted himself to his family and friends, and to the institutions where he lived and worked. Born on January 13, 1931 to Foster and Bertha Richards, he attended Kent Center Sc...
Posted in: 1940sTravis G. Walsh, Jr. '49
May 31st, 2022
August 12, 1930 to May 31, 2022 Travis Gower Walsh Jr. On the morning of May 31, 2022, Travis Walsh passed away peacefully on his 68th wedding anniversary at Casa de la Luz Hospice in Tucson, Arizona. Travis was a loving father, grandfather and husband. His passions were architecture, hiking, ...
Posted in: 1940sRobert S. Drew '44
January 18th, 2022
Robert S. Drew, 95, passed away on Jan. 18. He was a resident of Hill City, SD. Robert was born in Derby, Connecticut on May 21, 1926 and was raised and attended South Kent High School in that state. Shortly after graduation, he joined the US Army (Infantry). After basic training he was sent via Fra...
Posted in: 1940sHarvey W. Russ ’45
September 18th, 2021
Russ, Harvey Wheeler Formerly of Scituate Harvey Wheeler Russ passed away on September 18, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 94. Born in Buffalo, New York to Hurlburt L. Russ and Elizabeth Eldridge Russ, he grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts and attended South Kent School in Connecticut. Har...
Posted in: 1940sRichard L. Aiken ’48
July 26th, 2021
The Rev. Richard Lloyd Aiken, 90, beloved father of Alison Aiken, of Truro, MA, and Andrew Aiken, of West Hartford, CT, died Monday, July 26, 2021, in his home on North Pamet Road in Truro.Rev. Aiken was born in New York City and educated at St. Thomas Choir School, South Kent School, and Trinity Co...
Posted in: 1940sDavid G. Williams ’48
March 13th, 2021
DAVID G. WILLIAMS of Orange City, Florida, having achieved his fourscore-and-ten [age 90], passed away peacefully at home in the sunny late afternoon of Saturday March 13, 2021. Born to Sallie Wakefield Gilman and Gurth Williams in Worcester MA on Sept. 20, 1930, he grew up as their...
Posted in: 1940sCornelius Sewell ’48
October 24th, 2020
Cornelius Van Vorst Jr., passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020, in New York City, with his family by his side. He was born June 11, 1930 in Marseilles, France, the son of Cornelius Van Vorst Sewell of Rye, NY, and Margaret McLucas Sewell of Florence, SC. Cornelius was raised by his parents in Woods...
Posted in: 1940sJohn Jay Hughes ’44
June 3rd, 2020
Father John Jay Hughes, an author, educator and parish priest, died June 3, 2020 at age 92.He was born in New York City, the son and grandson of priests in the Episcopal Church. Through his mother, Marguerite Montgomery Jay, who died in 1934, he was a seventh generation direct descendant of U.S. Fou...
Posted in: 1940sLawrance A. Brown, Jr. ’45
May 27th, 2020
Larry Brown died on May 27, 2020 after a brave battle with Alzheimer’s. He was surrounded by family both in person and by phone. He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, graduated in 1945 from South Kent School and then attended the University of Pennsylvania where he met Wendy Appel on a blind dat...
Posted in: 1940sAllen Perrins ’45
April 22nd, 2020
Allen Ross Perrins, age 93, a longtime resident of Branford, passed away on April 22, 2020 of the COVID-19 virus.Al was raised in Hamden and graduated from South Kent Prep School in 1945. He served in WWII in the active duty Navy. Upon retiring from the Navy, he attended Yale University. He also s...
Posted in: 1940sRichard Ledyard ’45
December 25th, 2019
Richard F. Ledyard passed away December 25, 2019 in Bellevue, WA. He was born July 19, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, to Richard F. and Mary Ledyard. At the age of 12 he recuperated from appendicitis at the home of his Grandfather George Strawbridge Ledyard in Cazenovia, NY. He remained there, going t...
Posted in: 1940sClarkson B. Farnsworth ’41
October 29th, 2019
Clarkson B. Farnsworth (Clark) of Scotia, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2019 at the age of 97.He was born on January 10, 1922 to the late Frederick and Herma B. Farnsworth of Huntington, Long Island.Clarkson was predeceased by his loving wife, Edith; his sister, Elizabeth Geheber and his bro...
Posted in: 1940sWalter H. Bacon ’44
May 7th, 2019
Walter Hart Bacon, 94, died May 7, 2019 in New Haven after a brief illness. He was born in Allentown, PA on January 9, 1925 to the late David and Molly Hart Bacon and grew up in North Haven, CT. During the Depression, the family rented out their home and moved to Cazenovia, NY, and lived in tents. W...
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