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F. Pennington Kemp Jr. ’56

Fox Pennington Kemp Jr. died at his home on Aug. 5, 1983, his 50th birthday. He had an outstanding career at Louisville (Ky.) Male H.S…

Thomas L. Matthews ’55

Thomas Luke ''Tim" Matthews died May 1, 1993, in Rohnert Park Calif., where he had lived since 1987. Tim had been in poor health for…

Peter J. Sharp ’52

Peter Sharp died of melanoma Apr. 17, 1992, at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan. His memorial service was held at the Julliard School of…

Stephen M. Spelletich ’50

Stephen Spelletich died Sept. 28, 1994. He was 68. The son of Kalmar '06, he graduated from Lake Forest H.S., served in the Navy, and…

Samuel F. Gordon Jr. ’50

Fitz died Dec. 8, 1994, at his home in Bumpass, Va., of lung cancer. Engaged in the construction business in St. Louis for many years…

Roger P. Batchelor, Jr. ’44

Roger died of cancer July 4, 1994, at his home in Gibson Island, Md. Roger prepared at Exeter. At Princeton, he rowed on the crew…

William H. Best Jr. ’41

Retired Air Force Brigadier General Bill Best died of a lingering illness in Durham, N.C., Jan. 21, 1995. He and Evelyn had moved there two…

Philemon R. Dickinson ’39

Phil died at his home in Santa Fe on Nov. 4, 1994, after a long illness. He and his second wife, Lorraine, had lived there…

Charles H. Peckworth Jr. ’38

C. Halsey Peckworth, editorial director of Platt’s Oilgram Price Report, a daily international petroleum-marketing service, died Dec. 23, 1994, after a brief illness. He prepared…

Allan H. McAlpin Jr. ’37

Ardent Princetonian, fly fisherman at Blooming Grove, and great canasta player Allan died Mar. 3, 1995, of various ailments. His wife, Nancy, whom he married…

Frederick L. Hyer ’28

Frederick Lewis Hyer died Jan. 22, 1995. He had lived in Brielle, N.J., for 20 years, moving from Plainfield after he retired in 1972. He…

Thomas C. Hughes ’28

Thomas Canby Hughes died Dec. 1, 1994, in Palmyra, Va. He and wife Mabs moved to a small nursing home there after he suffered a…

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