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 [...]

Brian Douglas Bumby, AB ‘91, K ‘89-’91, Music Director ’91, died December 18, 2021 in New York City of complications from ALS.  Brian is survived by his partner, Michael J. Valente, parents Nancy and Douglas, sister Lauren, nephew Jacob, and niece Grace. Brian was born in Brooklyn and moved with his family to White [...]

Richard Despard Estes Peterborough NH — Richard Despard Estes, 93, of Peterborough, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2021 at his home in Peterborough, NH, surrounded by his family. He was born in New York, NY on December 26, 1927, the son of Zenas Newton Estes and Margaret (Despard) Estes. Richard attended Pomfret School [...]

Daniel G. Adamian, 58, died October 21, 2019, with his loving companion Carrie Ellen by his side, in Dallas, Texas. He had been valiantly fighting a nine-year battle with FTD (frontotemporal dementia) and was under the care of the Monticello West assisted living facility in nearby Highland Park, TX. Daniel was born April 7, [...]

Gerald "Cub" LauderdaleNovember 27, 1928 - February 12, 2019Concord, Massachusetts | Age 90Gerald Lauderdale, known to many as Cub, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Rivercrest Long-Term Care Facility in Concord at age 90. He was born on November 27, 1928 to Vance and Katharine Browne Lauderdale and grew up in Short Hills, N.J. He [...]