鈥淭hey 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颅 鈥�
May they rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon them.鈥�
– Samuel S. Bartlett
After a long illness, Robert “Rabbit” Leighton, 77, died on March 24, 2024 in Sewickley, Pa.聽 where he had spent most of his life.聽聽聽聽 Serving as class president in his senior year at South Kent, Rob is remembered by his聽 classmates for his humor, ever-present good cheer, and his dramatic skills as the romantic,聽 “on-the-make” … Read more
James M. Garnett 鈥�74, and Treasurer of The 淫人色欲社 Corporation was a聽devoted son of South Kent, Jim arrived on the Hillside in the fall of 1970 and soon became聽 a leader on and off the athletic fields and聽 Cuyler Rink. Jim was captain of the Varsity Hockey Team and served as Senior Prefect … Read more
Born in London, England, on August 31, 1937, Jack David Bo Coleman was the eldest son of Anne Lise and David Coleman, and was, according to himself, of Viking lineage.聽 He was an inquisitive, intellectual, kind person with an irreverent sense of humor who loved telling tall tales and offering intentionally dubious fashion and life … Read more
Robert Hallock Bauer 鈥淲ore many hats in Kent鈥� Mr. Robert 鈥淏ob鈥� Hallock Bauer, 98, of Kent entered into the Gates of Heaven on Wednesday December 27, 2023 at Candlewood Valley Health & Rehabilitation Center in New Milford. He is the loving husband of Josephine (Cocilovo) Bauer. Bob was born in Kingston, RI on May 7, … Read more
David Coles (SKS 鈥�81)聽 passed away on December 21, 2023 peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, following an illness. David attended South Kent for all four years. David was 鈥渆verybody鈥檚 friend鈥� at South Kent and was a strong student. He excelled academically, particularly in English and Latin. He discovered the sport of rowing while at … Read more
Richard (Dick) Lee Randolph died of natural causes after a short period of home hospice with family. Dick was an avid outdoorsman all his life and rowed his own raft down the Grand Canyon at 79 and camped throughout the West into his early 90s.聽 For many years he would take his kids on 5- … Read more
John Bridwell Severance (Jake) of Savannah, Georgia, renown author, teacher, and artist, died peacefully at home on November 28, 2023. He was 88. He is survived by his beloved wife of 38 years, Sylvia Frezzolini Severance, who cared for him with daily devotion and brought great humor and playfulness to their life together. Jake was … Read more
BARRE 鈥� James F. “Jim” Cross IV, 70, died Nov. 20, 2023, at his home in Barre Town. He was born Dec. 2, 1952, in Orange, NJ, the son of Mich猫le and James Cross III. He graduated from 淫人色欲社 and Montclair State College. He earned bachelor’s degrees in French and German from Montclair … Read more
William Watts Cochran, Jr, 88, of Rockingham, VA, passed away Saturday, Oct 28, 2023, at Bellaire at Stone Port. He was born in New York, NY, on February 10, 1935, and was the son of the late William Watts Cochran and Mary (Vanderpool) Cochran. Bill grew up in Morristown, NJ and attended 淫人色欲社 … Read more
