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Clinton W. Trowbridge ’50

Clint, author and professor, died June 24, 2017, in Sedgwick, Maine, where he had lived for many years. After graduating from Groton, he came to…

James B. Haynes Jr. ’50

Jim died July 9, 2017, at his home in Shreveport, La. He was respected as a true gentleman — selfless and unassuming — who inspired…

Mitchell Brock ’49

Mitch died July 22, 2017, in hospice care in Kingston, N.Y. He was 89 years old. Mitch was born in Wyncote, Pa., attended Episcopal Academy…

Ward B. Chamberlin ’43

Ward died Feb. 23, 2017. He prepared for Princeton at Phillips Exeter Academy. His Princeton career was interrupted when he left in 1942 to join…

David Giovacchini *84

David Giovacchini, Middle East studies librarian at the University of Pennsylvania, died suddenly Nov. 5, 2016. He was 57. He graduated from Cornell in 1981…

Karen Schoonmaker Freudenberger *83

Karen Schoonmaker Freudenberger, who spent her professional and personal life helping others, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Dec. 1, 2016, at age 60. Freudenberger…

Gary Wise *74

Gary Wise, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, died Nov. 5, 2016, at age 71. A math wiz who taught…

Stephen Jasperson *68

Stephen Jasperson, a longtime professor of physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), died Oct. 5, 2016, at the age of 75. Jasperson graduated from the…

William Ellis *67

William Ellis, former chief scientist at the Raytheon Co., died Oct. 11, 2016, at the age of 76. Ellis graduated from Clemson in 1962, and…

Clarke E. Hermance *64

Clarke Hermance, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at the University of Vermont, died Sept. 18, 2016, after a short battle with cancer. He was 79…

Ross Eckler *54

Ross Eckler, retired editor and publisher of a small quarterly on linguistics, died Dec. 9, 2016, at the age of 89. In 1950, Eckler graduated…

Gerard Washnitzer *50

Gerard Washnitzer, professor of mathematics emeritus at Princeton, died April 2, 2017, at age 91. Washnitzer enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1944 and…

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