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Riverside, Connecticut

Oliver Emerson Payne, an adman and poet, died of ALS on July 7 at his home in Kennebunk, Maine. He was 70. Oliver was born on December 2, 1954, in Cincinnati, the first of four children of Ellen (Tangeman) and Halbert E. Payne. Oliver moved to Riverside, CT, in third grade, where he enjoyed...

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Ollie was good to us and for us all in Soule Hall at Phillips Exeter. So sorry for your loss.

Chesley Chen

August 20, 2025 | School

Dear Liz, Walter and Donald - very sorry to hear of Oliver's passing and what he dealt with his last few years. Very fond memories of hanging with Walter on Hearthstone Drive back in the day. God bless Oliver and all of you!

Joe Williamson

July 28, 2025

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