“They will be remembered as we knew them in the full freshness and vigor of their young manhood. And as the years roll on and the seasons come and go, each evening the school will gather here for its few minutes of worship, prayer, and praise. And each morning some will be here to celebrate the great sacrifice which carries with it the hope of the world. Then in the words of an unknown poet –
May they rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon them.”
– Samuel S. Bartlett
Passed away on August 28th, 2023. Don passed away peacefully on August 28, 2023 in Stamford, Ct. He was 79 years old and born on August 20,1944 to Donald and Caroline Cleveland. Don entered South Kent as a second former and graduated with the class of ‘63. He was president of his class for five … Read more
Passed away August 25th, 2023. Beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, Charles “Chip” Swanson died unexpectedly on August 25, 2023. He was born on March 13, 1962, to Maynard William Swanson and Miriam Hamm Swanson. He graduated from South Kent School (South Kent, CT) in 1980 and earned a BA at Miami University (Oxford, OH) … Read more
Passed away on July 13th, 2023. Robert J. Kalbaugh, age 59, of Sandy Hook, CT passed away peacefully at home sitting on the back patio watching the birds, on the beautifully sunny afternoon of July 13th, 2023. Rob passed away after a very courageous 16-month battle with cancer. Rob was born in Huntington, Long Island … Read more
Passed away on June 23rd, 2023. Jared “Jerry” James Welsh, age 79, passed away in Churchville, MD on June 23, 2023 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Jerry was a former resident of Brattleboro, VT and York, PA. Jerry never had a dull moment. He lived to spend time with his family and friends … Read more
Passed away June 12th, 2023. Charlie Welles passed away peacefully and with his family on June 12, 2023. Charles Edwin Welles III (aka Charlie) was born August 17, 1933, in Troy, New York. Charlie attended a one-room schoolhouse in Bennington Vermont, and the South Kent School in Connecticut. After South Kent, Charlie attended Yale University … Read more
Passed away April 29th, 2023. Essex – Henry Peabody, born in Mt. Kisco, NY on April 28, 1950, died peacefully on April 29, 2023, after succumbing to illness. Most recently of Essex, MA and loved by neighbors and friends, he is survived by his siblings Lowell, Virginia, and Linda, his sons Henry and John, and … Read more
Passed away April 15th, 2023. Aug. 14, 1927 – April 15, 2023 Thomas C. Buell, teacher, artist, actor, and poet, died Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Hopewell House in Portland, Ore. He was 95. Born in Newport, R.I., Tom graduated from South Kent School and Princeton University before embarking on a teaching career that eventually … Read more
Passed away March 31st, 2023. Guy de la Valdène, the author and filmmaker perhaps more famous for the company he kept than the movies he made or the books he wrote, has died aged 79. Valdène was born in New York City in 1944 but grew up in a “small castle built in 1642” in … Read more
Passed away February 20th, 2023. David Eliot Wheelock passed away peacefully at home in Oxford, MS on Monday, February 20, 2023. He was born in New York City on December 16, 1939, and grew up in Sherman, CT. He attended South Kent School, earned his undergraduate degree from Williams College, and received his Master’s degree … Read more
