In Memory of Our Fellow Alumni and Friends

The following members of our alumni family have passed on and will be remembered warmly by their friends, family, and alma mater.

'31

Dorothy E. Myers, League City, TX, June 12, 2010.

'36

Kenneth G. Smith, Burlington, VT, June 20, 2010.

'37

Dorris O. Carver, Colchester, VT, June 8, 2010.

Charles F. Lyman Sr., Canandaigua, NY, May 13, 2010.

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Eleanor B. Garrow, Essex Junction, VT, August 25, 2010.

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Lorna M. Gaboriault, Graniteville, VT, July 6, 2010.

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Burton R. Sorrell, Saint Albans, VT, May 12, 2010.

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Brian W. Monnerat, Wolcott, CT, July 14, 2010.

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George W. Baxter, Burlington, VT, March 10, 2010.

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Joanne S. Kellermeyer, Double Oak, TX, February 26, 2010.

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Kenneth Botka, Burlington, VT, July 10, 2010.

Peter Gordon Bridge, 80, of Burlington, passed away on Aug. 24, 2010. His life's work was varied (dean of students and of academic affairs at Champlain College, pastor, teacher, coach, chaplain, professor, mentor-even ice cream man), but the common theme in all he did was helping people. Bridge was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and earned degrees from Colby College, Hartford Theological Seminary, St. Michael's College, and Boston University and served four years in the U.S. Air Force. Bridge was also a member of several swing bands and appeared in plays at Champlain College. He volunteered with the United Way of Chittenden County, the McClure Multigenerational Center, AARP, Planned Parenthood, The Vermont Association for the Blind, Burlington Community Land Trust, and St. Paul's Cathedral.

Charlotte Bankus, 92, of Norton, Massachusetts, formerly of South Burlington, passed away on June 6, 2010. She grew up in Billerica, Massachusetts and attended the Mansfield Beauty Academy in Boston. She was the wife of U.S. Army Colonel John T. Bankus, who died in 1993. Mr. Bankus served as treasurer for the State of Vermont and vice president of finance at Champlain College. As the wife of an Army colonel, Mrs. Bankus traveled throughout the world and lived in many places including Germany, Japan, and Pearl Harbor at the beginning of WWII. She raised champion Kerry Blue terriers and won many competitions throughout the world, and was also an accomplished diver.

Dorothy Myers '31, 97, of League City, Texas, passed away on June 12, 2010. A true lifelong learner, she grew up in Burlington in the 1920s and lived with her aunt and uncle, as her mother passed away very young. While she was at Champlain in 1930-31 (then known as Burlington Business College), the company her uncle worked for went bankrupt. She didn't even know how the tuition got paid. But it was her job as a bookkeeper-starting pay of $10 a week-that kept the family afloat. She wanted to be remembered most for "being a fine violinist." People described her as a peacemaker; and indeed she said her philosophy of life was to be "happy, not angry." She was a longtime supporter of Champlain College through the College's gift annuity program and the Annual Fund to support students.