On this memorial day, when the country mourns the loss of the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces, we join in the tradition of giving solemn thanks and remembrance. To mark our 96th full-length episode of Roads Taken, we are presenting this special Memorial Day episode in which we remember those classmates in Dartmouth’s Class of 1996 who have died. Only one of these classmates served in the U.S. military, though they all shared a spirit of service. Although their roads were too short, their stories stay with us.

In this first of two episodes, we remember ten of the nineteen classmates who have died:

Sarah Devens

Phil Deloria

Heidi Hatchel

John Higgins

Dean Maragos

Christopher Ostoj

Jeremiah Thompson

John Cocoziello

Kimberly Williams

Timothy Farrell

[A transcript of the brief remembrances is available.]

We remember our friends today and always.

Next week, we will remember the other nine classmates whose roads were cut way too short.

Until then, if you have any additional words of remembrance for any of the classmates discussed on today’s episode, please visit the Roads Taken show page within Apple Podcasts and write a review filled with your memories. Or leave us a note through the Contact Us link at RoadsTakenShow.com.

May the memories of our time together and these lives that intertwined with ours be reminders to make the most of our time on Earth, and to be grateful for our own Roads Taken.

Find more episodes at https://roadstakenshow.com

Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings Rowley

Music: Brian Burrows

Email the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com

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