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In Memoriam - Archives

  • Joan Orton Fina, a longtime events coordinator for Skidmore, died November 3, 2016, at her home in Saratoga Springs. She was 83.
  • Elizabeth C. Finely, a staff member in various areas of the college, died October 19, 1960. She was 87.
  • Ruth Fleishman, longtime lab coordinator in Skidmore's Biology Department, died Feb. 14, 2012, in Troy, following a long illness. She was 80.
  • Barbara Fortin, who retired from the Housekeeping staff in 2000, died January 5, 2014. She was 79.
  • Carol H. Fowler, a longtime member of the support staff in various Skidmore offices, died Dec. 13, 2008, at Saratoga Hospital. She was 61.
  • Elizabeth Foye, a longtime member of the Scribner Library staff, died September 19, 2007, in Saratoga Springs. She was 87.
  • Eleanore F. Galant, Skidmore's longtime director of publications, died June 25, 2006, at Wesley Health Care Center following a brief illness.
  • Gloria R. Gardiner, who retired from Skidmore in 1999, died peacefully on January 24, 2019. She was 79.
  • Patricia Gere, a longtime dining services employee, died September 11, 2018, at the Baptist Health and Nursing Center in Scotia, NY. She was 80.
  • Lawrence R. "Ronnie" Greenwood, a maintenance mechanic at Skidmore and, according to many who knew him, "one of the nicest people ever to work at the College," died March 11, 2010, at his home in Corinth.
  • Mary A. Greer, who retired from Skidmore in 2000, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019, in Watertown. She was 96.
  • Mike Hall, a longtime financial planner at Skidmore, died February 1, 2016, at Saratoga Hospital. He was 69.
  • Joan Harmon, long time staff member, died October 23, 2004, in Saratoga Springs. She was 61.
  • Sandra M. Harran, died September 18, 2006, at Albany Medical Center. She was 67.
  • Lawrence "Bobby" Harris died August 22, 2006, at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Vermont. He was 79.
  • Mary Hartmann, a longtime secretary, died January 16, 2002.
  • Gloria Hasbrouck, a 33-year staff member in dining services at Skidmore, died Nov. 18, 2011, at her home in Saratoga. She was 74.
  • Dorothy Hay, a clerical worker in several offices, died June 13, 2002.
  • Margaret Hays, a Skidmore bookstore worker for half a century, died in Saratoga Springs on October 29, 2004. She was 88.
  • Ann Constance Hilger, a dedicated member of Skidmore’s Child Development Center for more than a decade, died Sept.18, 2023. She was 90.