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John Romney Searles Jr. ’34

John Searles, who as head of the Washington, D.C., Redevelopment Land Agency spent, in his words, "10 exciting years (1951 to 1961) as we transformed…

William Filbert Bottiglia ’34 *48

Bill, who taught foreign literatures and linguistics at MIT for 35 years, with stints also at Princeton, Ripon, and St. Lawrence, and was author of…

Andrew Loring Rowe ’34

Loring Rowe, also called Andy or Shanks, died peacefully June 26, 2005, at his home in Edgartown, Mass. He was 94. He retired in 1981…

Charles Daniel Murphy ’34

Charlie "Clancy" Murphy, a star lacrosse player as an undergraduate who in 1956 became the founder of lacrosse at Yorktown (N.Y.) High School, the first…

Douglas Hesketh Hahn ’34

Doug, prominent in Princeton and class affairs since he was president of his undergraduate eating club, died May 18, 2005, two months after the death…

Joseph Thistle Lambie ’34

Joe, chairman of the Daily Princetonian in our day, who went on to become an investment counselor, teacher, therapist, and volunteer, died April 22, 2005…

Coleman Hamilton Benedict ’34

Ben, professor emeritus at Columbia University, where he taught Greek and Latin to generations of undergraduates and graduate students, died of complications from pneumonia April…

C. Warren Bledsoe ’34

Warren, who was born and raised on the campus of Maryland School for the Blind, where his father was superintendent, and who spent his life…

Frank Alexander Nantz ’34

Frank, who practiced ophthalmology in Cincinnati for 35 years before retiring to Florida, died April 19, 2005, after a long illness that included pneumonia and…

Gordon Eames Brown ’34

Gordy, class treasurer (1954-59), 30th reunion chair, and class president (1964-69), who spent "a wonderful 21 years" with the State Communities Aid Association in New…

John Hillyer Palmer ’34

Jack, who as class president from 1984-89, created our Special Assistance Fund (SAF) for undergraduates and made it the hallmark of his presidency, died April…

Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen ’34

Following an illness of several years, Joe died peacefully Jan. 8, 2005, 16 days after the death of his wife of 67 years, Emily Lawrance…

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