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William Alfred Parker ’53

Bill died Nov. 30, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas. He was born in Tulsa, Okla., but the family moved to San Antonio and Bill grew…

Richard C. Minesinger ’53

Dick died in his sleep Oct. 28, 2016, in Portsmouth, N.H. Dick was born in Ashland, Ohio, and came to Princeton from Ashland High School…

Thomas James Bain ’53

Tom was born in Franklin, Sussex County, N. J., one of the most rural parts of the state, and returned there after graduation and a…

William E. Bonini ’48 *49

Bill was on the Princeton faculty from 1952 until transferring to emeritus status in 1996. The holder of an endowed professorship of geophysics and geological…

William E. Bonini ’48 *49

Bill was on the Princeton faculty from 1952 until transferring to emeritus status in 1996. The holder of an endowed professorship of geophysics and geological…

Sidney Drell ’47

Noted physicist and arms-control expert Sidney Drell died Dec. 21, 2016, in Palo Alto, Calif., at the age of 90. Sidney was born in Atlantic…

John Jacob Seidel ’46

John’s career was in our country’s Foreign Service, which gave him, wife Annette, and ultimately their three children what he called “delightful” experiences in Cairo…

Lucian Fletcher Jr. ’45

The class lost another of its effective leaders when Lucian died Aug. 7, 2016. Lucian entered Princeton from Blair Academy, ahead of his brother, John…

Christian A. Chapman ’43

Chris died Nov. 27, 2016, after a long and courageous battle with dementia. He left Princeton at the end of his sophomore year to enlist…

Clifton M. Miller ’43

Clif died peacefully at home Nov. 1, 2016, in Delaplane, Va. He prepared for Princeton at the Lawrenceville School, where he was on the football…

Robert F. Coleman *79

Robert Coleman, professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, died March 24, 2014, of a heart attack after battling multiple sclerosis for 29…

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