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  • Rita Agosta, a former longtime staff member at Skidmore's Scribner Library, died on December 26, 2008, at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs. She was 96.
  • Claire King Amyot, Skidmore's first director of health services, died November 17, 1983, at Saratoga Hospital. She was 75 years old.
  • Johanna “Joosje” Wethly Anderson '58, a beloved alumna and talented artist who designed the Skidmore College wordmark, died on Dec. 25, 2022.
  • Helen (“Foo”) Donohoe Armstrong, a longtime switchboard operator at Skidmore, died January 3, 2013, in Glens Falls, N.Y. She was 87.
  • Betty Ballou, a dedicated member of Skidmore's housekeeping team for more a quarter century, died at home on March 22, 2023. She was 74.
  • Alwin "Al" Barney, former chief of security, died November 18, 2003, in Saratoga Springs. He was 88.
  • Hazel Marie Barton, who served Skidmore as a kitchen/dining room assistant for 25 years, died on July 7, 2023. She was 94. 
  • Ruth Beach, a member of the Scribner Library staff died May 21, 2014, at home, surrounded by her family.
  • Mabel "Peggy" Biggie, a longtime housekeeping and Dining Services employee, died peacefully on September 14, 2018. She was 92.
  • Charlie Blodgett, who retired from Skidmore’s post office in 1992, died on Thursday, April 16, 2020. He was 88.
  • Frederick Bolster, who served for 40 years in Skidmore’s maintenance operations, died December 4, 2017, at Saratoga Hospital following a short illness. He was 72.
  • John Bradley, a longtime member of the Custodial Operations staff, died Feb. 11, 2015. He was 75.
  • Mary Oliver Bradley, a member of the Dining Services staff for 42 years, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, in Saratoga Springs.
  • Leon E. Briggs Sr., retired member of the College's Custodial Operations staff, died March 11, 2012, at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs.
  • Harriet Maxwell Brown, a member of the Skidmore faculty for 32 years, died at the age of 94 in Exeter, N.H., during the early winter of 1991.
  • Lisa Maureen Burke, assistant director of sponsored research, died following a valiant fight with cancer on Sept. 24, 2023. She was 43.
  • John "Ted" Butler, Skidmore’s former director of financial planning and budgeting, died May 8, 2020, in Franklin, Tennessee. He was 91.
  • Mary J. Byrne, former cashier in financial services, passed away February 6, 2011, at Saratoga Hospital. She was 96.
  • Lee Canfield, a longtime administrative staffer, died July, 15 2004.
  • Betty Chandler, a retiree from Skidmore’s housekeeping staff, died October 15, 2017, after a long illness. She was 85.
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