Class of 1959


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Paul Berthiaume, 12/23/1965

Joel C. Breslauer, 10/17/2006

Edward D. Casey, 11/10/1992

Daniel R. Colucci, 12/1/2002

Jonathan Coyle,
70, of Orangeburg, S.C., died on December 11, 2006. Jonathan was born July 20, 1936, in Hanover, New Hampshire, the son of Alma Elizabeth Batten Coyle and Dr. John Alfred Coyle. He grew up in Norwich, Vermont. During his time at Norwich, he was a member of ASME, Fire Brigade, Junior Weekend Committee, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Military Engineers, and Intramurals. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, he served in the Army for three years; at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, in The Engineering Research and Development Laboratory, in Greenland, in Polar Research and Development with The Corp of Engineers, and at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, as a fixed-wing aviator. Mr. Coyle was an area and a division engineer with E.I. DuPont. He joined Applied Engineering as a project engineer, retiring as senior vice president and part-owner in 1994.

He was a member of Sertoma and The Rotary Club, served on the Orangeburg Tech and Boy Scout advisory boards, and was a member of The Episcopal Church of The Redeemer.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Judith Webb Coyle, two sons, John Wilder Coyle and Patrick Lee Coyle, and a brother, Dr. Peter Coyle.


John L. Dings, 8/29/2001

BG Richard J. Dirgins, USAR, 1/14/1995

Robert L. Dodge, 3/4/1994

David H. Edwards, 11/22/1996

Raymond A. Falso

Robert Frolich, 9/17/2001

John H. Furlong, 7/26/2003

Rowe A. Ghirardini, 6/15/1986

Richard D. Hayes, 2/21/2004

LTC Norman W. Hines, USA (Ret), 7/14/1998

Dr. Richard C. Jacobs, 1/15/1998

Thomas C. Jeffries, 5/26/2001

Robert W. Kenyon, 8/30/1990

Ross A. Kindestin, 6/21/2003

Oleg Klufas, 9/1/1985

CPT Alfred Mastrangeli, USA (Ret), 2/12/2001

Joseph G. Merkwacz, 11/5/1992

John Mero Sr., 2/17/2000

Michael A. Nason, 1/29/1986

LTC William J. Newcombe, USA (Ret), 6/25/2002

Robert R. Noe, 11/18/1996

John P. Reardon, 6/28/1991

Philip Roberts

John Robertson, 71, of Ketchikan, AK, passed away on November 17th, 2008. John fought a battle against cancer ten years ago and after suffering a bad fall that landed him in the hospital, discovered that the cancer had returned. He spent his remaining days in a nursing home and passed away shortly after.

While at Norwich, John was a member of the Outing Club, the Radio Club for WNUB, and he worked as a member of the Winter Carnival Committee. He graduated in 1959 with his BS in Civil Engineering. John was a shining example of a decent man.

John is survived by his loving wife, Nadine, of 26 years, and a daughter, Naomi. He is greatly missed.

Condolences may be sent to Nadine at 1074 Jackson, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901.

John A. Ross Jr., 3/1/1997

Robert L. Spurr, 8/11/1995

Neal L. Tucker, 1/31/1987

William F. Ward, 9/2/2005

LTC Richard M. Warren, USA (Ret), 7/1/1981

Darwin A. York, 9/3/2004
 

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