On October 10, 2005 Roger A. Steinharter died at his home in Southbury, Connecticut. He suffered from alzheimer's disease. Roger entered Dartmouth from Salem, Massachusetts and Lawrence Academy. A sociology major, he was a member of Pi Lambda Phi.

After military service Roger entered the employee benefits consulting field and spent his entire business career in that, mostly in the Boston area. In 1991 he retired as director of marketing for the William Walton Co. Roger and his wife, Harriet, built a home in Stonington, Maine and lived there for thirteen years until his disease forced his relocation to be nearer his sons.

Roger is survived by Harriet, two sons - Andrew and Michael '81, and six grandchildren.