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Charles H. Ellis Jr. ’30

CHARLIE ELLIS died Nov. 11, 1992, in Kennett Sq., Penn. Writing and talking about politics was a lifelong love of Charlie's, and his greatest thrill…

Lyttleton B. Purnell III ’30

LYT PURNELL, one of 1930's most devoted members, died Aug. 25, 1992, in the Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, after a long illness. In recent years…

Ryder Henry II ’30

RYDER HENRY died in New York on July 19, 1992, at the age of 83 With the exception of four years during WWII, he spent…

Abraham Merkice Beitler II ’30

MERK DIED as the result of his second heart attack July 10, 1990. The earlier attack in Mar., although serious, did not slow him down…

William Samuel McChesney ’30

WITH THE DEATH of Bill McChesney in Florida June 30, 1990, the Class lost one of its most loyal members. He served for many years…

George Alonzo Foye III ’30

GEORGE DIED after a long illness at his home in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Mar. 3,1990. He was born in Jersey City, NJ., and prepared at…

John Oliver Nelson ’30

THE CLASS of 1930 referred to the Rev. Doctor John O. Nelson as "Jack" and knew him to be a very friendly, cooperative person who…

Charles L. Thompson II ’29

Charlie died Feb.19, 2002. He prepared for Princeton at St. Louis Country Day School. At Princeton he was manager of the '31 baseball team and…

Leopold Edward Thron ’29

Leo died in Sept. 1992. At Princeton he was in the University Orchestra and then concertmaster of that body. In 1929 he married Laura Beach…

James Davis Winsor III ’29

Jake died on Dec. 17, 1999. He was 91. He came to Princeton from St. George's. His sport was crew and his club was Quadrangle…

Udolpho Snead MacDonald ’29

Bud died Feb. 9, 1998. At Princeton he played water polo and was a member of Dial Lodge. His career was interrupted in 1948 by…

Donald Newton Wilber ’29 *49

Don died Feb. 2, 1997, in Princeton, N.J. His school was New Trier H.S. At Princeton he played freshman soccer and was on the board…

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