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Carl B. Ketchum

1941 - 2019

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Wednesday

March

Visitation at Funeral Home

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

John J. Fox Funeral Home, Inc.

2080 Boston Post Road

Larchmont, New York, United States

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Wednesday

March

Visitation

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

John J. Fox Funeral Home, Inc.

2080 Boston Post Road

Larchmont, New York, United States

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Thursday

March

Mass

10:00 am

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Sts. John & Paul Church

280 Weaver Street

Larchmont, New York, United States

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Final Resting Place

Oakwood Cemetery Inc

304 Lexington Ave

Mt. Kisco, New York, United States

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Paula Atkinson posted a condolence

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Loved Carl, brilliant passionate man.

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Jeff Rothal posted a condolence

Friday, March 22, 2019

I have fond recollections of Carl from my years at College of the Atlantic (1981-84). He was one of my favorite people and favorite professors there. I took both his Physical Oceanography and his Calculus classes, and he was demanding and at times no nonsense. But his high expectations and teaching methods worked. I remember one class in which he had us all lined up against the walls, spinning and walking in unison in order to demonstrate how water molecules move within an ocean wave. I also recall being invited to his house on a number of occasions and frequently seeing him out walking his basset hounds. Carl was a unique teacher and someone who really made a difference.

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Barbara Dole Acosta posted a condolence

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Carl was my professor 43 years ago at COA. He made an indelible mark on my life through his human warmth, his passion for teaching and his infinite curiosity. He challenged me to question my assumptions. Most importantly, he was a friend and an approachable human being. He will live on in all the students whose lives he touched.

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Don Cass posted a condolence

Thursday, March 21, 2019

I loved Carl. He's one reason I came to teach at COA. He was always so excited about learning - and so open about what he did and didn't know - and amused by both. He was as interested in why it was hard for people to understand things as in getting them to understand them. He was so far out of the box - I don't think he even knew boxes existed. I lived in his house for a while when I first came to COA and spent many dinners talking about how to forge "Human Ecology" as a new discipline, how the college might make the world a better place and how to get it to that place. I was sad to see him leave when he retired, but glad that others would have the benefit of knowing him. He may physically be gone...but his spirit lives on in many.

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Sandra posted a condolence

Thursday, March 21, 2019

My condolences to the family Please be comforted by the Bible's promise of the resurrection. John 5:28,29, Acts 24:15.

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Victoria Savage posted a condolence

Thursday, March 21, 2019

One of my favorite professors. Funny, gentle, and kind. My condolences to family and all those who knew and cared for Carl.

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Meg Scheid (Carl ‘s former student) posted a condolence

Thursday, March 21, 2019

My deepest condolences to Carl’s family. I share your loss - what an amazing teacher! As a former student of Carl’s at College of the Atlantic, I made a bet with him about what Math he’d be able to teach me (i.e. I wasn’t teachable). You know who won that bet! Thank you, Carl! I treasure the time we shared.

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Veronica Berounsky posted a condolence

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Dear Lorraine and family, My husband Dick Lee and I were so shocked and saddened to hear this news. We are thinking of you at this difficult time, sorry for your loss. We first met Carl in the summer of 1978 when he came to Bigelow Lab in Boothbay Harbor ME to work for the summer, and he has been a dear friend ever since, though distance kept us from getting together much. Carl was a very special person - always upbeat, intelligent, thoughtful, and caring. We are better for having known Carl.

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Jessie Navarro-Tate posted a condolence

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Andy, and family, our deepest condolences to you and your entire family during this time. Hold on tight to al those memories shared with your dad. God bless each of you! Jessie Aerojet Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, CA

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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