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Simon John McPherson II ’44

SANDY PASSED away May 22, 1990, after a sixyear battle with cancer. He was 69. He never let it put him down. His faith in…

Charles Matthews III ’44

Chuck Matthews died of cancer, which he had fought long and valiantly, on July 10, 1989, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Mont. Writing Bud…

Lionel Wiggam ’43

Lionel died in Ocean Grove, N.J., Aug. 16, 2005. He was 88. Information about Lionel is sparse at best. We do know that he was…

Werter Pullen Vandeusen ’43

Jack, as he was better known to all of us, died April 21, 2005. He was 83. A native of Hudson, N.Y., he worked for…

William M. Sloane ’43

Bill, who was Mr. Everything in the Class of 1943, died of multiple causes Feb. 28, 2007, at Stonebridge, a senior living community in Montgomery…

John Charles Davis III ’43

John died Aug. 14, 2003; he was 82. A Denver native born into one of Colorado's pioneer families, he attended Graland School and the Hill…

Ralph A. Morriss II ’43

We lost Ralph Aug. 1, 2003. He died at age 82 at the Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay, Fla.. He came to Florida in 2002…

John McKibbin Bigelow ’43

John died in Fontana, Wis., Sept. 30, 2001; he was 79. He prepared for Princeton at St. Paul Academy in St. Paul, Minn. After graduation…

Warren Eugene Taylor ’43

Gene died in his sleep Dec. 30, 2002; he was 81. An Ohio native, he moved east to attend prep school and Princeton. On campus…

Wells Drorbaugh Jr. ’43

Drobe died Feb. 17, 2002; he was 81. He came to Princeton from Deerfield Academy. Drobe was a member of the varsity heavyweight crew for…

Joshua Lewis Miner III ’43

We lost Josh on Jan. 29, 2002, to prostate cancer. He died at his home in Andover, Mass., at the age of 81. A native…

Richard McGee Morse ’43

Dick died Apr. 17, 2001, at his home in Petionville, Haiti, from the effects of Alzheimer's disease. He was 78. A New Jersey native raised…

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