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Lawrence "Lonny" Heffron ’47

Lonny died of cancer on Feb. 9, 1997 at Columbia Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, N.H. Lonny was born and raised in Greenwich, Conn. He…

Sylvia McAlpin Walsh ’47

The Class of '47 lost one of its dearest friends and greatest supporters when Sandie Walsh died at Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Apr. 22, 1996…

Donald McPherson Finnie ’47

Donald Finnie died Dec. 30, 1995, in his apartment in Cambridge, Mass. In recent years, although crippled with rheumatoid arthritis, Don largely overcame the demons…

John M. McClenahan ’47

John died Nov. 26, 1995, in Bryn Mawr, Penn. His home was in nearby Haverford. He prepared for Princeton at the Haverford School and entered…

Leonard S. Smith III ’47

Steve died Aug. 30, 1995, at his home in Stuart, Fla. During WWII, he was an officer in the Marine Corps. After graduation he returned…

William D. Hocker ’47

Bill died July 16, 1995, in Summit, N.J., after a brief illness. He entered Princeton in the summer of 1943 but soon left for military…

George Faunce III ’47

OUR CLASS LOST one of its stars and dearest friends when George died Jan. 8, 1994, after a long battle with diabetes. George prepared at…

Hugh T. McCann Jr. ’47

TOM DIED Mar. 29, 1994, in Petaluma, Calif., where he had lived for the past 22 years. Tom entered Princeton in the summer of 1943…

Robert Boyle III ’47

OUR LOYAL CLASSMATE and chief locomotive leader Bob Boyle passed away Aug. 16, 1992, after a long illness. Although in poor health, Bob met his…

Samuel B. Vrooman III ’47

SAM VROOMAN died Jan. 16, 1992. He had generated warm, fond memories among all who knew him. For many of us they began in the…

Henry Disston II ’47

After a long struggle with cancer, Henry died Feb. 14, 2006. He was an engineer at Princeton, graduating in 1949 after service in the Air…

Harold MacKay Cashmore ’46

Mac died Dec. 5, 2005, in Virginia Beach, Va. He joined the class from the Pingry School in September 1942. An engineer, he served in…

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