Fred Ford passed away in his Somerset, NJ home on Feb. 15, 2024, 10 days after his 85th birthday. Fred had been a choral conductor and educator, working primarily in the college setting, for more than 30 years. Fred was born in Woonsocket, RI, the son of Robert S. Ford and Catherine Hudson (Ford). [...]
Kent Wilson, who sang with the Kroks in 1961, 1962, and 1963, passed away in Vienna, Austria on April 10. We believe that Kent was the first Black member of the Krokodiloes. He was a pioneer at Harvard in many respects, and he speaks about his experience in this video excerpt:https://thelastnegroesatharvard.com/meet-kent-wilson/. Bill Danner and [...]
Michael T. Casey of Saratoga Springs died on August 22nd as the result of injuries sustained in a tragic bicycle accident. He was 63.Michael's family was the center of his universe. He leaves behind his life partner, Janet Galligani Casey, to whom he was married for 36 years, as well as his two children, [...]
William A. Rose, Jr., FAIA, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2023 at the age of 84. He grew up on Long Island and graduated from the McBurney School in Manhattan where he was an accomplished athlete, president of the Student Council, and winner of the school’s most prestigious award, the Robert Ross McBurney medal. [...]
Leo sang with the Kroks of 1968 and '69. His contemporaries recall him as "a lovely, fun and steady guy whose love for baseball and beer stayed with him through the years." He is remembered for his warmth and "winning smile," along with his sustained love and generosity towards the Kroks. William [...]
Duane Joseph Murner, 86, bowed out of an extraordinary life on July 29, 2023. Duane was born to Harold and Helen Kelly Murner on Jan. 5, 1937 in Portland, Oregon, but his childhood was largely spent in Chicago, Illinois, with several years spent in Aberdeen, South Dakota while his father served overseas in WWII. [...]
TUCKER, Richard Lee A lover of dogs, babies, robins, cars, hand-push lawn mowers, Ella Fitzgerald and the Red Sox. Died, April 14, 2023. Dick was born in Boston on January 16, 1940 to Frank and Dorothy Tucker, two Southerners transplanted north so Frank could study at Harvard Business School. The youngest of three, Dickie/Dicker [...]
In the Kroks of the mid-‘50s, we shared the same part, most often second tenor. I remember Philip as a warm, kind friend whose dry humor kept our spirits high. He was a highly respected gentleman, with all those qualities of honesty and caring which the term “gentleman” carried in the 1950s. His solos [...]
Leeds Barroll July 20, 1928 - April 22, 2022 Rockville, Maryland - Former University of South Carolina Professor J. Leeds Barroll passed away on April 22, 2022 in Rockville, Maryland. Professor Barroll was a world renowned Shakespearean scholar. He founded the "Journal of Shakespeare Studies," which he edited and which contained essays and studies [...]
William Todd Parsons, 95, passed away peacefully on February 21 at his home in Stockport, NY with his wife and daughter at his side.Todd was born in Boston to George Ayer and Elizabeth Hoar Parsons. He grew up in Concord MA and attended local schools, graduating from Middlesex School in 1944. After graduation he was [...]
