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Douglas Edwin Ward ’35

After a valiant five-year fight against lung cancer, Doug died Oct. 6, 1998, at home. At Princeton he majored in economics. After graduation, he joined…

Louis Bateman Blissard ’35

Lou Blissard died May 8, 1998, in Honolulu after a short illness. He was born in Port Norris, N.J., in 1913 and came to Princeton…

William B. Gold Jr. ’35

William B. Gold Jr., a Phi Beta Kappa member of our class, died July 13, 1998, of renal failure. He was 84. He was a…

Kurt Ladenburg ’35 *39

Dr. Kurt Ladenburg died July 30, 1998, of a stroke, in Kitty Hawk, N.C. He was 83. He graduated with honors and received a PhD…

Charles Abraham Owen Jr. ’35 *36

Charles Abraham Owen Jr. died July 24, 1998. He was 84. He was born June 5, 1914, in Johnstown, Pa. Charles prepared at Rumsey Hall…

Robert Lorth Stephenson ’35

Bob Stephenson died July 20, 1998, in Pittsburgh, Pa., after a long battle with heart problems. He is survived by his wife of 60 years…

Robert William Doyle ’35

Bob, also known as Red, died June 23, 1998, at a nursing home in Rhode Island. He was 84. His wife, the former Mary Martha…

Kelvin Morgan Fox ’35

Kel Fox, rancher, conservationist, governmental-affairs activist, and writer, died May 11, 1998, of heart failure. He was 85. He and his wife, Patty, lived in…

Franklin Patrick Kearney ’35

Pat Kearney died Apr. 30, 1998, in Peterborough, N.H., of complications from a series of strokes which were bravely fought over a period of more…

Norman Spencer Welch Jr. ’35

Belatedly, the news has reached us that Norm Welch died Apr. 21, 1997, peacefully, in his sleep, at home in Reswell, Ga. He was 84…

Stevan Butler Smith ’35

Steve died Dec. 14, 1997, in his Banner, Wyo., home, from the complications of Alzheimer's disease. Since retiring from business in 1978, Steve and his…

Thomas W. Wilson Jr. ’35

Thomas W. Wilson Jr., a distinguished writer and lecturer who was a former government official, journalist, and consultant, died of congestive heart failure Nov. 8…

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