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  • Allen Kifer, a scholar of U.S. race relations and longtime faculty member in the Department of History, died October 30, 2013. He was 85.
  • D. Susan Knight, former Skidmore polo coach, died January 7, 2013, in Ballston Spa, N.Y. She was 53.
  • Theophile Krawiec, a longtime psychology professor, died February 9, 1995, in Bethlehem, Pa. He was 81.
  • Tadahisa Kuroda, professor emeritus of history and longtime faculty leader, died Aug. 16, 2010.
  • Ruth C. Lakeway, professor emerita of music, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, at home, following a brief illness.
  • Lloyd C. LaMora Jr., who served Skidmore as a custodian from 1980 until his retirement in 2005, died Oct. 19, 2022. He was 80.
  • Mary E. LaMora, a long-time employee of Dining Services, died Oct. 14, 2021.
  • Mary Elizabeth Finch Larsen, who served as secretary to founder Lucy Skidmore Scribner and three Skidmore presidents, died February 27, 1987, in Saratoga Springs. She was 89.
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  • Teresa “Terry” Fitzgerald LaVoy, who served Skidmore’s Dining Services team for more than a decade, died March 13, 2023. She was 85.
  • Professor of History Emerita Patricia-Ann Lee, a distinguished member of Skidmore’s faculty for more than three decades whose teaching, scholarship, and intellectual leadership shaped generations of students, died on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. She was 94.
  • Professor of Psychology Emeritus William “Bill” G. LeFurgy P’78, whose vision and mentorship strengthened the psychology program and childhood education at Skidmore, died peacefully on July 24, 2025. He was 94.
  • Juan-Carlos Lertora, who joined Skidmore as a professor of Spanish in 1980, died March 2, 2006, from heart damage caused by a virus. He was 60.
  • Sayra Benson Nikoloff Lester, associate professor emerita of education, died in Glenville, N.Y., on December 31, 1999.
  • Nancy Wiedenman Lester ’58, former director of administrative services for development and alumni affairs, died December 24, 2017.
  • Erwin Levine, professor emeritus of government, died January 12, 2002. He was 75.
  • Robert Burton Levo, a longtime campus facilities worker, died May 23, 2011, in Saratoga Springs. He was 74.
  • Victor Liguori, professor emeritus of art, died January 21, 2018, at age 86.
  • Associate Professor Emeritus Richard H. Lindemann, an accomplished but humble paleontologist described by colleagues as the backbone of Skidmore’s Geosciences program for four decades, passed away on Aug 5. He was 74.