Obituaries This section is dedicated to alumni who have died since 2018.
Donald R. Holstrom ’49 passed away on Jan. 18, 2022. A PG student at LA, he went on to Bates College for two years before transferring to the University of Michigan. He is survived by his daughters Ann Renee and Leslie Karen.
Agent Orange. Joining the Air Force after college, he served through much of the Cold War and in Vietnam, earning a bronze star and many medals. He retired at the rank of major. After retirement, Skip earned a master’s degree in public administration and worked as a town administrator for the Beaven Roche ’52, of Sautee Nacoochee, Ga., town of Lincolnville, Maine, for 17 years. passed away on June 18, 2020, at age 86. He was a dedicated member of Rotary We have received no further information. International and a Paul Harris Fellow. John Guy ’56 died on Jan. 26, 2019, at the He was also active in the United Methodist Church in different committees and sang in age of 80. A longtime resident of Dover, the choir, which he loved. He also loved N.H., he worked as president of Seacoast Savings Bank, and then as an independent going to their lake house on Lake Onawa, financial advisor. He was deeply involved in Maine, where he enjoyed walking in the woods, boating around the lake, and the Dover community, volunteering his time and expertise to a variety of causes. For visiting with friends. Skip is survived by his wife of 59 years, Arlene; his mother-in-law, 30 years, he sat on the board of trustees at the Southeastern New Hampshire Alcohol Darlene Mac Runnels; four children, eight and Drug Abuse Services, including a term grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and as chairman in 1995. He also served on the five step-great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews. board at My Friend’s Place, as a trustee at Berwick Academy (from which all four of Bruce Wendell Ogilvie ’58 of Skowhegan, his children graduated), and was president Maine, died on March 13, 2021, at of the Rotary Club, director of the Dover Woodlands Memory Care in Madison, Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Maine. He was 80. After graduating from New Hampshire Association of Savings Lawrence, Bruce earned a bachelor’s degree Banks, and longtime chairman of the from UMass Amherst in 1962, then went Dover Housing Authority. He was also a on to complete an M.S. in horticulture two prominent figure in the Seacoast area’s years later. He was employed as a 4-H agent substance abuse recovery community, and in Hampden County in Massachusetts for over the course of 32 years of sobriety, he years, in Somerset County in the same was a mentor to countless recovering capacity for seven years, then as a crop alcoholics. John is survived by Viki, his wife adjuster for Wells Fargo. He enjoyed of 53 years; four children; six grandchildren; agriculture, gardening, antiques, and and three sisters. His brother, Kevin M. Guy, shopping. Bruce is survived by his wife of of Portsmouth, N.H., predeceased him. 56 years, Janice (Hill), as well as by three daughters, five grandchildren, a sister, and Joshua T. “Skip” Day ’57, age 82, passed six nieces and nephews. He was predeceased away on Jan. 15, 2022 after a long battle by his brother, Brian Ogilvie. with Parkinson’s disease from exposure to
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Paul Michael Davidson ’59, of West Babylon, N.Y., passed away on Dec. 10, 2021. No further information is available. Frank Henderson Ormsby ’61 entered into rest on Oct. 27, 2019. He was 75. Frank worked as a machinist at INA and was a veteran of the Coast Guard, where he served as an ET3. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, and raising horses. Frank was a Civil War enthusiast and will be remembered by his loved ones for his relentless sense of humor. In addition to his parents, Frank was preceded in death by his loving wife, Janet R. Ormsby, and two sons, Daniel and Christopher Ormsby. Survivors include a daughter and a son, five grandchildren, and a sister, Priscilla Ormsby of Maine; his caretaker and friend, Ann Gatti, and many other close friends. Dick Pierce ’69 died on Jan. 17, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 70. After graduating from Cornell, Dick worked at several jobs until 1978, when he became operations manager for the Memorial Union at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He spent many years advocating for the facilities management profession via the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA), ultimately serving as chairman of the board. His work with IFMA allowed for global travel and experiences that he treasured. Dick remained at Wisconsin for 30 years before retiring at age 55. He and his wife Pam lived in Madison, though they enjoyed a second home in Duxbury, Mass., which had belonged to his parents. In addition to Pam, Dick leaves two daughters and three grandchildren. An older brother, John, predeceased him.
