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In Memoriam - Archives

  • Robert Homan, a three-decade staff member in facilities and dining services at Skidmore, died March 1, 2012.
  • Eleanor L. Huston, former executive secretary to the Secretary of the College, died March 3, 2006, at Saratoga Hospital.
  • Robert Jarvis, former director of physical plant at Skidmore, died Oct. 23, 2010, of complications from cancer.
  • Richard Kelleher, a Skidmore maintenance worker from Glens Falls, N.Y., died October 28, 2004. He was 61.
  • Fenton Keyes, a college administrator, died November 26, 1999, in Philadelphia. He was 84.
  • Charles Henry Keyes, died in January 1925, at his son's home in New York City. He was 66.
  • D. Susan Knight, former Skidmore polo coach, died January 7, 2013, in Ballston Spa, N.Y. She was 53.
  • Mary E. LaMora, a long-time employee of Dining Services, died Oct. 14, 2021.
  • Lloyd C. LaMora Jr., who served Skidmore as a custodian from 1980 until his retirement in 2005, died Oct. 19, 2022. He was 80.
  • Mary Elizabeth Finch Larsen, who served as secretary to founder Lucy Skidmore Scribner and three Skidmore presidents, died February 27, 1987, in Saratoga Springs. She was 89.
  • Teresa “Terry” Fitzgerald LaVoy, who served Skidmore’s Dining Services team for more than a decade, died March 13, 2023. She was 85.
  • Nancy Wiedenman Lester ’58, former director of administrative services for development and alumni affairs, died December 24, 2017.
  • Robert Burton Levo, a longtime campus facilities worker, died May 23, 2011, in Saratoga Springs. He was 74.
  • Ernest R. "Ernie" Lloyd III, a longtime member of the housekeeping staff, died May 19, 2010, at Albany Medical Center. He was 85.
  • David E. Long, the architect of Skidmore's modern fundraising program and longtime vice president at the College, died Feb. 7, 2012, at Saratoga Hospital.
  • David Mabb, who worked in grounds and dining services, died December 6, 2012. He was 55.
  • Richard Mabb, a longtime member of the facilities staff, died February 27, 2010, at Saratoga Hospital.
  • Mary Ellen May, who retired from Dining Services in 2010, died April 16, 2022, in Normal, Illinois. She was 79.
  • Dora McCormick, a secretary and receptionist for the Counseling Center and Health Services, died on March 8, 2023, at the Wesley Health Care Center. She was 73.
  • Carole McDermott, a longtime office manager in the Office of Communications, died August 22, 2014, in Saratoga Springs. She was 80.