Welcome, South Kent School Alumni News! Here we will share news from around the Cardinal Community, stories, and accomplishments of our fellow alumni. We are proud to celebrate 100 years of South Kent School news and legacies.that continue to shape our alma mater’s story and bring us together.
J Reeve Cantus, 84, a resident of Dorset, passed away September 8, 2023, at Equinox Terrace in Manchester Center, VT. He was born in Cedarhurst, NY on June 22,1939, the son of the late Howard and Eleanor (Hollister) Cantus. Reeve graduated from South Kent School in 1957, and Lafayette College in 1961. Reeve married Esther … Read more
Don passed away peacefully on August 28, 2023 in Stamford, Ct. He was 79 years old and born on August 20,1944 to Donald and Caroline Cleveland. Don entered South Kent as a second former and graduated with the class of ‘63. He was president of his class for five years, played Varsity hockey four years … Read more
Beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, Charles “Chip” Swanson died unexpectedly on August 25, 2023. He was born on March 13, 1962, to Maynard William Swanson and Miriam Hamm Swanson. He graduated from South Kent School (South Kent, CT) in 1980 and earned a BA at Miami University (Oxford, OH) in 1985. He married Suzanne … Read more
Strafford, VT – “It’s like the feeling you get at the end of a long day in the woods. The time has come to head home.” – A Country Planet (1986) by Tim Matson. Timothy O’Shea Matson was born May 27, 1943, in New York City, the first of four children to Harold and Ann … Read more
Robert J. Kalbaugh, age 59, of Sandy Hook, CT passed away peacefully at home sitting on the back patio watching the birds, on the beautifully sunny afternoon of July 13th, 2023. Rob passed away after a very courageous 16-month battle with cancer. Rob was born in Huntington, Long Island to Robert D. Kalbaugh and Marylyn … Read more
Jared “Jerry” James Welsh, age 79, passed away in Churchville, MD on June 23, 2023 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Jerry was a former resident of Brattleboro, VT and York, PA. Jerry never had a dull moment. He lived to spend time with his family and friends – whether boating on the Chesapeake … Read more
Charlie Welles passed away peacefully and with his family on June 12, 2023. Charles Edwin Welles III (aka Charlie) was born August 17, 1933, in Troy, New York. Charlie attended a one-room schoolhouse in Bennington Vermont, and the South Kent School in Connecticut. After South Kent, Charlie attended Yale University where he majored in American … Read more
Essex – Henry Peabody, born in Mt. Kisco, NY on April 28, 1950, died peacefully on April 29, 2023, after succumbing to illness. Most recently of Essex, MA and loved by neighbors and friends, he is survived by his siblings Lowell, Virginia, and Linda, his sons Henry and John, and grandchildren, Owen, Lydia and Milo. … Read more
Passed away April 15th, 2023. Aug. 14, 1927 – April 15, 2023 Thomas C. Buell, teacher, artist, actor, and poet, died Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Hopewell House in Portland, Ore. He was 95. Born in Newport, R.I., Tom graduated from South Kent School and Princeton University before embarking on a teaching career that eventually … Read more
