Remembrances
Celebrate and remember alumni friends and classmates who have passed away. Search for an individual's name to see a record of their major interactions with Williams, read their obituary (if provided by their next of kin), and share a memory of your time together.
The Remembrances site was launched in Spring of 2020, and includes death notifications beginning July 1, 2019. Archived obituaries are available and can be found in pre-2020 issues of Alumni News (Williams People).
Dennis Ortiz ’92
May 13, 2024, Brooklyn, New York
James “Jim” Martin ’53
April 14, 2024, Tucson, Arizona
Robert “Bob” Oxnam ’64 P’91
April 18, 2024, Greenport, New York
Alex McCloskey ’64 P’94
March 27, 2024, Austin, Texas
Frederick “Fred” Gramlich ’69
April 10, 2024, Fairfax, Virginia
John Kimberly ’59 P’84
April 19, 2024, Midland, Texas
Norman “Norm” Faulkner ’55
April 16, 2024, New Hope, Pennsylvania
Sharon Swindell ’82
April 15, 2024, Ann Arbor, Michigan
J. “Spencer” Jones ’58 P’85 GP’15 ’13
April 6, 2024, Yarmouth, Maine
Donald “Don” Le Sieur ’57
April 11, 2024, Mashpee, Massachusetts
Kate Carraher ’72
January 20, 2024, Easton, Maryland
Frank Bodenchak ’91
April 8, 2024, Sagaponack, New York
Otis “Clay” Winegar ’59
February 12, 2024, Saint Paul, Minnesota
John Hyde ’52
March 28, 2024, Williamstown, Massachusetts
John Trainor ’65
April 3, 2024, New Lebanon, New York
Rodney “Rod” McWhinney ’55
March 5, 2024, Los Gatos, California
William “Bill” Kieffer ’60
November 8, 2023
James “Ross” Macdonald ’44 P’75 GP’11
March 30, 2024, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Phocian “Pete” Sutherland ’54
March 24, 2024, San Francisco, California
Richard Duckoff ’56
March 8, 2024, Manchester, New Hampshire