Alan Lockhart Campbell ’51
Alan died of bone cancer Aug. 14, 2001, at home in Falls Village, Conn. He came to Princeton from St. James School. He rowed on the 150-lb. crew, roomed with Dick Carrigan '50 and Jim Robertson '50 and then with Dan Anderson '51 and James Beuchner '50. A history major, he was graduated cum laude and was a member of Cap and Gown.
Alan was in the Foreign Service for 10 years, serving in New Delhi, Calcutta, Naples, Tel Aviv, Saigon, Hue, and Washington. For the next 15 years he was involved with JDR III Fund Asian cultural exchanges, during which time he became interested in East Indian batik designs.
With the encouragement of his mentor, Sister Parish of the fabled NYC decorator firm of Parish-Hadley, he established his own company, Alan Campbell, Inc., specializing in textiles and wallpaper. He was active in Trinity Church and was former president of the American Friends of the Attringham Society. Alan is survived by his sisters, Marion Strong and Jessie Sibert, five nephews, and a niece.
The Class of 1951
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Lisa Simmons
3 Weeks AgoRemembering a Mentor
I am still heartbroken that Alan passed away. Way too soon. He was a mentor and employer, as I worked with him and Richard Zelens, in his studio creating fabrics and then wallpaper. We had such fun. He was generous, funny, and elegant. Changed my life, too. Some people are irreplaceable in ones heart, and Alan was in mine.