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In Memoriam - Archives

  • Gerald Erchak, who taught anthropology at Skidmore for more than 30 years, died on January 19, 2016, of cancer at his home in Saratoga Springs. He was 70 years old.
  • Ryan Espinosa, a Skidmore College media services technician, died unexpectedly in September 2017. He was 30 years old.
  • Charlotte Wieghard Fahey, professor emerita of chemistry, died on February 1, 1995, in Saratoga Springs.
  • Anne Ross Fairbanks died June 18, 2009, in Troy, N.Y. A former Olympic athlete, Presidential Point of Light, teacher, scholar, and Skidmore aquatics coach, she was 85 years old.
  • Alberta Lee Feynman, professor emerita of English with teaching specialties in Shakespeare and the dramatic arts, died March 14, 2012, in Saddle Brook, N.J. She was 91.
  • E. Beverly Field, associate professor emerita of biology, died August 25, 2000, at Crosslands in Kennett Square, Pa. She as 89.
  • 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.
  • Ronald J. Fiscus, a government faculty member, died May 18, 1990, following a long illness. He was 42.
  • 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.
  • Professor of English Emeritus Robert “Bud” Foulke died Feb. 15, 2023. He was 92.
  • 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.
  • Henry C. Galant, professor emeritus and founding chair of the Department of Government at Skidmore, died Nov. 16, 2010, from complications of pneumonia. He was 92.
  • 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.
  • Barry Goldensohn, a gifted poet and beloved professor of English emeritus whose teaching and writing inspired countless colleagues and students, died on Sunday, March 26, 2023. He was 85.
  • Gene Marie Green, accomplished musician and gifted teacher whose career in Skidmore's Music Department spanned nearly four decades, died May 1, 2010, following a battle with cancer.