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William N. Dawes ’55

ON SEPT. 10, 1992, Bill lost a 15month battle with prostate cancer and died at home in Concord, Mass. With him were his wife of…

Richard Conrad Murphy ’55

DICK MURPHY died suddenly of a heart attack Oct. 16, 1992, in Norwalk, Conn. He and his wife of 36 years, Marjorie, lived in Westport…

Robert E. Putney Jr. ’55

PUTT DIED at his home in Baederwood, north of Philadelphia, Nov. 12, 1991. He was a graduate of Phillips Academy at Andover and served as…

Charles W. Bray III ’55

Until he died of pneumonia in Milwaukee July 23, 2006, Charlie embodied the ideal of public service — to the nation as a diplomat for…

Daniel L.R. Miller ’55

Dan died June 19, 2006, in his hometown of Erie, Pa., after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. Dan prepared at Andover. At Princeton he…

G. Bradley Orbesen ’55

BRAD ORBESEN DIED of cancer of the esophagus Dec. 5, 1990. Brad graduated from Maumee valley Country Day School in Toledo, Oh. At Princeton, Brad…

Robert Charles Hemmeter ’55

"A BALDING TEDDY bear with a Santalike disposition," writes a former student, "Hemmie's presence was always friendly. He was a pillar of knowledge and compassion."…

Malcohn Scott McCorquodale Jr. ’55

MALCOLM DIED suddenly on Apr. 27, 1990, of a heart attack. He was 57 and in apparent excellent health, having completed 56 100-mile bicycle rides…

Kent Hamilton Parker Jr. ’55

KENT PARKER died Apr. 28, 1990 after a prolonged struggle with cancer. Kent arrived at Princeton from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. while…

Willard Bates Nicholson ’55

Williard Nicholson of Pompano Beach, Fla., died at his home on Nov. 30, 1988, after a protracted illness. Born in central Florida, he moved with…

William Keene Boley Jr. ’55

Bill died Sept. 8, 2005, of congestive heart failure at his home in New Hartford, N.Y. After two years at Princeton with our class, Bill…

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