Anthony “Tony” Brown, a multi-talented horseman and breeder, died May 29 in Geneseo, N.Y.  He was 99.

William “Bill” Nissen, a lifelong horseman, died of congestive heart failure at his home in Sheridan, Calif., on April 14. He was 81.

A practicing veterinarian, Dr. Nissen had just finished the requirements for his California Thoroughbred Association racetrack veterinarian’s license the day prior to his death.

Jill Faulkner Summers, daughter of Nobel-prize-winning author William Faulkner, died on April 21 at her home, Knole Farm in Charlottesville, Va., after suffering a severe stroke in November 2006. She was 74.
Master of Foxhounds of the Farmington Hunt since 1968, Mrs. Summers was the longest-serving active lady master in North America, whipping in until the time of her stroke.

C. Marvin Harwood Sr., a lifelong horseman and 2007 recipient of the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s Pegasus Medal of Honor, along with his wife Marjorie—died in St. Louis, Mo., on May 10. He was 89.

Col. Dale Douglas Hogoboom, a World War II veteran and former employee at The Chronicle of the Horse, died May 13 in Winchester, Va. He was 90.

Col. Hogoboom was born in Fargo, N.D., and was an officer in the U.S. Army in World War II. He landed on France’s Omaha Beach on June 8, 1944, as a member of the 79th Infantry Division. He received a Bronze Star for action at Cherbourg.

Col. Hogoboom also served as a staff officer during the Korean War. He retired from the Army as a colonel in 1972.