Fred Constant, one of the Class of 1964’s most enthusiastic supporters, lost his long battle with cancer March 26, 2014.

Fred came to Princeton from Deerfield Academy, wrote his religion-department thesis on Congregational architecture in New England, and was active with WPRB and the ski club. During his junior and senior years he roomed with Rob Snedeker in Campbell Hall.

Shortly after earning an MBA from Columbia, Fred launched a long and successful career in broadcasting. He owned and operated several radio groups, including stations in Hartford, Honolulu, Portland (Ore.), Eugene, Boise, Santa Fe, Reno, and Santa Rosa (Calif.).

In the early 1990s, Fred and Mary, his wife of 32 years, acquired a century-old vineyard in northern Napa Valley. Over the next two decades they developed this historic Diamond Mountain property into a critically acclaimed producer of estate-grown and bottled cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, and syrah.

They also undertook the restoration of the property’s 1890 farmhouse, and in 2001 completed a new mountaintop residence, aptly called The Peak. It was here that many classmates and other Princetonians enjoyed their hospitality during mini-reunions and other gatherings.

The class extends its deepest sympathy to Mary; Fred’s son, Charles; and other family members.

Undergraduate Class of 1964