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Charles Cornelius Smith Jr. ’59

“Corky” Smith died June 3, 2007, in Jacksonville, Fla.. Corky came to Princeton from The Hill School, where he played varsity golf. He continued his…

Frank G. Denig ’59

Frank died in Connecticut on Sept. 1, 2001, of multiple myeloma. A native of NYC, Frank majored in history at Princeton, took meals at Terrace…

William Alexander Volckhausen ’59

Bill, distinguished banker, lawyer, and law professor, died of Parkinson's disease on Sept. 10, 2001, in NYC. Bill majored in English, minored in Chinese, and…

Joseph R. Burns ’59 *62

Joe "Red," electrical engineer and inventor, died at his home in West Trenton on Apr. 18, 2001. A member of Cannon Club at Princeton, Joe…

Jon L. Plexico ’59

Jon Plexico, a resident of Chatham, Mass., died of a stroke in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2001. Jon, born in Detroit, prepared for Princeton…

Joseph E. Dedeo ’59

Joe DeDeo, a retired advertising executive, died of lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in NYC on Dec. 8, 2000. Joe was born in…

Peter F. Metcalf ’59

Peter, one of nine Metcalfs to attend Princeton, died Jan. 26, 2001, in his winter home in Venice, Fla., after a five-year struggle with cancer…

Michael R. Zales ’59

Mike Zales, an exuberant son of Princeton, died May 4, 2000, at home in Tucson of heart disease. Born in NYC and raised in Stamford…

Leonard H. Bernheim Jr. ’59

Len died in New York on Sept. 19, 2000, of pancreatic cancer. Len prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville. A member of the freshman crew and…

Fraser Barron ’59

A fierce and determined battle ended on December 13, 1999, when Fraser Barron died of cancer. He had fought the disease for seven years. Born…

D. Brook Bartlett ’59

Brook Bartlett, the distinguished chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, died in Kansas City on January 21, 2000…

Edward M. Shimamoto ’59

Ed died of lung cancer on Feb. 21, 2000, at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore. He was buried with full military honors in Arlington…

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