Arthur W. Schwartz ’63 *65

Art died March 5, 2026, at home in Stockbridge, Mass., after a long illness, with family at his side. 

He came to us from Lawrenceville, where he took an extra year after graduating from St. Mark’s School. At Princeton, he majored in architecture, took his meals at Cottage Club, and played on the freshman and varsity hockey and golf teams. He earned a master’s in architecture and urban planning from Princeton in 1965. 

A career architect, Art’s influence can be seen in buildings in New Jesey, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and Florida. At times, his work dovetailed with his lifelong passion: golf. He wrote this for our 50th-reunion yearbook: “One of my first architectural commissions was a residential alteration at the famed Pine Valley Golf Club. This led to 10 appearances in their annual Crump Cup Singles Invitational tourney. The marriage of golf and business careers has endured for all these years.” 

Art won tournaments around the country and Europe, culminating with the Massachusetts Senior Amateur Championship in 1995 on his home course in Stockbridge. Together with his wife, Ginger, he co-founded and chaired the Library Golf Tournament that raises funds for both the Lenox and Stockbridge libraries. 

Art was past president of numerous golf clubs. He was particularly proud to serve as president of the Otsego Golf Club, a course he had played on each summer for the past 80 years, and for which he still holds the course record. 

Art was predeceased by Ginger. He is survived by son Arthur II; daughter Julie; and three grandchildren.