Welcome, South Kent School Alumni News! Here we will share news from around the Cardinal Community, stories, and accomplishments of our fellow alumni. We are proud to celebrate 100 years of South Kent School news and legacies.that continue to shape our alma mater’s story and bring us together.
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 – whether boating on the Chesapeake … Read more
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 where he majored in American … Read more
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 grandchildren, Owen, Lydia and Milo. … 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
Passed away February 9th, 2023. Stephen Hunter “Steve” Garnett, 95, of Jamestown died peacefully at home February 9, 2023. The longest survivor of nephroblastoma, he lived with one kidney for more than 77 years. Born January 7, 1928 in Greenwich, CT to his late parents, Caroline Barclay and Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett, he graduated Class … Read more
Passed away January 19th, 2023. Richard served from 1951 to 1955 in the US Navy as a Radarman on the USS Adirondack. Kennewick , Washington – Richard “Dick” Maxson, age 92, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 62 years, Doris Jean (Gerardy) Maxson. He … Read more
