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Gregory A. Craig, 10/1/1996
Robert E. Dakin PE, 1/14/2002
Stephen M. Davis, 1/7/2002
Samuel D. DeForest III, 6/23/1993
Michael Dennett, 59, of Federal Way, WA, passed away on May 2, 2009 following a battle with leukemia. He was a 1971 graduate of Norwich, a former Army captain, a paratrooper, and a Ranger. Since 1993, Mike was the sales manager at Whitney Equipment Company in Washington State, which supplies specialty equipment to government outlets.
Within the other world he inhabited, that of paranormal skepticism, Mike had been an amateur investigative writer for over twenty-five years. His first feature length article was published in the Skeptical Inquirer in 1981. Early on he was involved with the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, and later, with their name change, became a Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Scientific and Technical Consultant.
In the beginning, Mike was a debunker of various unexplained matters. One of his first articles published in the fall of 1985, in Skeptical Inquirer, 10, pp. 36-40, was entitled "Firewalking: Reality or Illusion."
In the Joe Nickell-edited book, Psychic Sleuths (NY: Prometheus Books, 1994), Mike contributed two chapters, "America's Most Famous Psychic Sleuth: Dorothy Allison," and "A Reticent Psychic Sleuth: Rosemarie Kerr."
Mike's articles, on subjects ranging from the Bermuda Triangle to UFOs, landed him thirteen early television interviews, including on NBC's "Good Morning America" program.
After moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1982, Mike began to debunk Bigfoot. He described himself has having "followed the legend of Bigfoot for more than a quarter of a century."
He researched and wrote the cover story for the spring 1989 issue of the Skeptical Inquirer, about claims made in Newsweek Magazine of evidence for Bigfoot. He also wrote some items for OMNI Magazine.
Mike grew to mostly be known for his Bigfoot-related articles, such as "Abominable Snowman Photo Comes to Rocky End," in Skeptical Inquirer 13, or "Evidence of Bigfoot? An Investigation of the Mill Creek 'Sasquatch Prints'," which was republished in The Outer Edge: Classic Investigations of the Paranormal (1996), edited by Joe Nickell, Barry Karr, and Tom Genoni.
Two of Mike's writings from which he is sometimes quoted are "Bigfoot Evidence: Are These Tracks Real?", Skeptical Inquirer, Fall 1994, pp. 498-508, and "Bigfoot," by Michael R. Dennett, in Encyclopedia of the Paranormal, edited by Gordon Stein, (NY: Prometheus, 1996), pp.117-125.
Mike is survived by his wife, Lois. They had no children.
Victor E. Gardner, 8/19/2006
Leroy W. Hasey, 6/1/2000
Albert L. Keenan, 9/5/2000
Stanley B, Longyear, III, 56, of Woodstock, N.Y., passed away on September 14, 2005 due to injuries sustained at the wheel of a vehicle. The vehicle lost traction on a steep gravel road on the way back from a 10-day hunting trip, while Stan was serving as a guide.
During his time at Norwich, Stan was a member of the Junior Weekend Committee, Intramural sports, Tau Beta Pi, Epsilon Tau Sigma, and IEEE. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
He is survived by his wife, Katherine Longyear; his children, Stanley and Matthew Longyear; his daughter-in-law, Heather Longyear; his mother, Marian Longyear; and his sister, Judith Toerner. He was predeceased by his father, Stanley B. Longyear, Jr.
Frederick R. Meyer, 11/23/1990
LTC Francis A. Quander Jr., USA (Ret.), 3/21/1999
Ronald J. Seay, 10/18/2002
Alan T. Stahl, 12/30/2001
Jack Stricos, 59, of Schenectady, NY, passed away on November 17, 2008. He was surrounded by family and classmates. There will be a Memorial Service on Saturday, November 22, 2008, at the Miles Funeral Home in Holden, MA. The address is 1158 Main Street, Holden, MA, 01520. A time of gathering will be from 1-2PM with the service beginning at 2PM. At the convenience of the family, a graveside service will be held in Albany, NY. Time and date will be announced at a later date.
Jack grew up in Albany, NY and attended Albany High School. He then received a bachelor's in Civil Engineering from Norwich and a master's in Business Administration from SUNY Albany. While at Norwich he received the Engineer of the Year Award. He was a member of the Drill Team and Mountain Cold Weather. He was Regimental Sergeant Major and Regimental XO. He was also a member of the Honor Committee, Outing Club, and the engineering honor societies Chi Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi.
He is survived by two sons, Andrew and Matthew, and a brother, Bob Stricos and his wife, Nancy.
If you would like to make a gift in Jack's memory, please visit www.alumni.norwich.edu/givenow. Please specify that the gift is for the Class of 1971 Scholarship in memory of Jack Stricos. You may also send donations in memory of Jack to: Norwich University, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT, 05663. Again, please specify that the donation is for the Class of 1971 in memory of Jack.
Richard L. Trombly, 5/30/2006
Richard F. Warner, 8/23/2001