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Robert Henri Binder ’53

After a valiant two-year battle with ALS, Bob died Apr. 1, 2004, in his Jacksonville, Fla., home. He had hoped to take part in the…

Ib Eric Sundt ’53

Eric captained the freshman swimming team, was a frogman on the Navy's Underwater Demolition Team, and went on to make a bigger splash in commercial…

James Nelson Rosse ’53

Jim, who spent 27 years at Stanford, rising from an assistant professor to vice president and provost, died of a severe respiratory ailment Feb. 16…

Howard David Hermansdorfer ’53

Dave, a retired US district judge who was appointed to the bench by Pres. Richard Nixon in 1972, died Nov. 17, 2003, in his Ashland…

William Wirt Peabody ’53

Courageous and ever optimistic, Bill died of cancer July 21, 2003, in Sante Fe. N.M. He met his wife, the late Ellen Bentzen, while serving…

R0bert Frank Rogers ’53

Tiny, aptly described by roommate Charlie Ringwalt as "a gentle giant who never made an enemy," died of a degenerative disease Aug. 31, 2003. He…

Edward Rapelyea Crocker ’53

Ed, a native of Elmira, N.Y., died of cancer July 18, 2003, at his summer home in North Carolina. The son of F. Slee Crocker…

William Stalter Gall Jr. ’53

Illness prevented Bill from being with his hockey teammates on the 50th anniversary of their winning the Pentagonal League Championship. He died of cancer June…

Charles Francis Pillsbury Jr. ’53

Fran was optimistic to the end. Although fighting a six-month battle with leukemia, he planned to return for his 50th reunion. Regrettably, he died Apr…

Donald Martin Traeger ’53

Don, an internist and infectious disease specialist, died of cancer June 6, 2003, at his Grass Valley, Calif., home. Born in Brooklyn, Don came to…

William Woodward Bancroft ’53

Bill died of cancer Jan. 18, 2003, in Locust Valley, N.Y. He joined us from Middlesex, played hockey for four years, and roomed with fellow…

Angelo Henry Dalto ’53

A credit to the legal profession and his community, Ange died of respiratory failure due to post-polio syndrome at his home in Piscataway, N.J., Jan…

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