Remy P. Papp ’53

Remy was born in Berlin, Germany, and joined the class of ’53 as a sophomore, coming from the Cistercian Gymnasium in Budapest, Hungary.

At Princeton, Remy majored in chemical engineering and was a member of Prospect Club. He also belonged to the International Association and the German Club. After graduation, he worked as a draftsman for Combustion Engineering Inc. in New York City and earned a master’s degree in business administration. In 1985, Remy formed his own consulting firm, RPP Construction Consultants, in Shelton, Conn. He was very active in The Moles, a fraternal organization of the heavy construction industry, and in the American - Hungarian Engineering Society, of which he served as president. Remy was a recipient in 2001 of the Benjamin Wright Award of the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers for making significant contributions to civil engineering.

Predeceased by Agnes, his wife of 57 years, Remy died March 26, 2016, in Bridgeport, Conn.