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Geoffrey M. Driscoll ’85
Geoffrey Moore Driscoll, 58, died unexpectedly in Providence, RI on April 5, 2025. Geoffrey was born in Tarrytown, NY in 1967, the third son of Catherine Moore and William Driscoll. He grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. As a young boy, he sailed and played tennis, was an altar server at St. Stanislaus Koska Church, and … Read more
Douglas H. Lyon ’51
Douglas H. Lyon, 91 (“Doug”) of Syracuse, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2025 at Crouse Hospital. Born in New York City, he was a 1951 graduate of the South Kent School in Connecticut and a cum laude graduate of the School of Architecture at Syracuse University on 1961. He served in the United States … Read more
H. Hollister Cantus ’55
HOWARD HOLLISTER CANTUS (Age 87) Captain, USNR (Ret.) Hollister Cantus died on Friday, February 28, 2025, in Fairfax County, VA after a brief illness. Born in Nassau County, Long Island, NY, Hollister was raised in Cedarhurst and Hewlett. Hollister was the eldest son of Howard Justus Cantus, an attorney on Wall Street, and Eleanor Eunice … Read more
William C. Riker, Jr. ’59
Rev. William (Bill) Chandler Riker Jr., 84, died Feb. 2, 2025. Born in Doctor’s Hospital in New York, Bill was the fourth child and only son of William C. Riker and Mary Jackson Riker. He grew up mostly in New York and New Jersey, going to St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire at the age … Read more
William A. Reynolds ’48
Naples, FL/Hudson, MA – William A. Reynolds of Naples, FL and Hudson, MA passed away peacefully in the presence of loved ones on December 6th, 2024 at the age of 94. He leaves behind his son William Reynolds III of Hudson, MA and his daughter Laurel Reynolds of Naples, FL; his six grandchildren (and spouses): … Read more
Joseph Foote ’50
Joseph Foote, born on October 26, 1932, in New York City, passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 22, 2024, in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Raised in Deerpath, Bristol, New Hampshire, Joseph’s early education was at South Kent School, followed by his graduation from Williams College. He furthered his education by earning a Master’s degree in … Read more
Peter M. Pirnie ’50
Peter M. Pirnie, 92, who served The Chase Manhattan Bank for 37 years – including posts in London, Brussels, Kuwait and Liberia – died on November 17, 2024, in Woodstock, GA. A Massachusetts native, he attended South Kent School and graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine in 1955. He became a captain in the U.S. … Read more
Henry D. Steele ’54
Henry “Hank” Steele, age 88 of Indio, California died peacefully with his wife at his side on 17th of September after a brief illness. He was born December 10, 1935, in Princeton, New Jersey to Hollins McKim Steele and Susan Cornelia Duffield. Hank spent his formative years at South Kent School in South Kent, CT … Read more
Allerton G. Smith ’71
Allerton “Tony” Garthwaite Smith, 72, died peacefully from a heart attack at his home at the Onteora Club in Tannersville, New York, on August 20, 2024. Tony was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 21, 1951, the eldest son of Nancy (Ward) Smith and the late Peter G. Smith. He spent his childhood with … Read more