Alumni Obituaries: 1990's
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1991Top
Travis L. Noble, 74, from Hudson, Maine, on
April 25, 2008. B.S. in child development/family relations. He was a foster
parent to many children and was known for his story telling. He is survived
by four children including Travis ’91 and six grandchildren.
1995Top
Richard Coburn, 57, from Monson, died on May 13,
2008, from cancer. B.S. in education. He was a veteran of the Army serving
two tours of duty in Vietnam. He remained in the Army serving in Greece,
Turkey, and various other places until his retirement in 1989. He reenlisted
in 2001 and served in Afghanistan where he received a Combat Infantry Badge.
After his service he taught in the local school districts. He is survived by
his wife and son.
Kevin Leo Kluzak, 35, from Norfolk, Virginia, on
July 1, 2008. B.S. in civil engineering, a member of the American Society of
Civil Engineers, and participated in the traditional building of a concrete
canoe his senior year. He began his career as an environmental consultant in
Tennessee before accepting a position as a civil engineer with the city of
Norfolk. He enjoyed time on the Chesapeake Bay and was a Red Sox, Patriots,
Celtics, and Black Bear fan. He is survived by his wife, one son, and three
siblings including John ’92.
1996Top
Nathan Webster Michaud, 36, from Bangor, on July
29, 2008. B.A. in English. After graduating from high school he traveled,
spending time in Spain and attended Emerson College in Boston and the
University of Alaska. From 1997 until 1999 he was a sternman on a lobster
boat, fishing 800 traps year round. He received a full scholarship to
William and Mary for graduated studies, his focus being rural development in
coastal communities and in 2000 was given an Island Fellowship by the Island
Institute where he conducted research on Vinalhaven. In 2001 he accepted
employment as a community planning and development officer for the Island
Institute. He and his colleague developed a Web site with interactive maps
to track lobsters caught off Vinalhaven. He wrote numerous articles and
columns and served as the Island Institute’s program director. From 2004
until 2005 he was outreach and evaluation manager for IGERT National
Recruitment Program providing student recruitment and retention support for
126 interdisciplinary science Ph.D. programs nationwide. In 2005 he served
as coordinator for the Institute for Molecular Biophysics and in 2007 was
named executive director of the Challenger Learning Center of Maine, a
NASA-inspired nonprofit organization in Bangor. He enjoyed reading, jazz,
and played the saxophone. He is survived by his wife, two daughters,
step-father Timothy Allen ’76, three siblings including Corey ’93 and Maggie
Michaud Haines ’05.
1998Top
Douglas Webster Mayhew, 34, of Corinna, on May
5, 2007. B.A. in philosophy. He received his M.A. in 2003 and his Ph.D. in
2007, both from the University of New York. A scholarship has been
established in his name at Nokomis Regional High School to students studying
education.
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