Duncan C. Stephens III ’52

Dunc prepared at the Wooster School. At Princeton, he played freshman football and rowed crew. This left too little time for the books, so Dunc left at the end of first semester.

He continued his education at Colorado College for two years, then switched to Harvard and graduated with the class of 1953. After Officer Candidate School, Dunc served in the Navy as a reservist until 1957.

He worked for McGraw-Hill, then went to Vermont to start a newspaper, the Lamoille County Weekly, in 1968. Dunc pursued other work, which he reported with a customary wit and good humor in his essay for The Book of Our History. He attended some reunions, where he was a welcome companion at all events.

Dunc was a leader in numerous volunteer organizations in the communities where he lived with his wife, Eileen Denver. He died May 30, 2015, leaving Eileen and Cameron, Duncan, Frederick, and Andrew, the children of his first marriage to Charlotte Doscher. To them all, we offer condolences and appreciation for Dunc’s service to our country.