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Robert C. Clothier Jr. ’50

Bob died with his three children at his side Oct. 21, 2003. He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa. His father, Robert 1908, was president…

William Henry Petring Jr. ’50

Bill died Sept. 30, 2003, of complications from a broken hip. Bill entered Princeton after graduating from John Burroughs School in his hometown of St…

John Knox Witherspoon Jr. ’50

John died unexpectedly Jan. 16, 2004, in Signal Mountain, Tenn. At Princeton, John was a member of Elm Club and president of the University Press…

Philip F. Ruppel ’50

Phil died June 25, 2003. Born in Brooklyn, Phil graduated from Burbank [Calif.] HS. A member of Campus Club and NROTC at Princeton, he graduated…

Julian T. Buxton Jr. ’50

The mayor of Charleston described Julie as "one of the finest people ever to live in Charleston." A friend called Julie "a doctor who treated…

Richard C. Hollyday Jr. ’50

Dick died Nov. 5, 2003, from complications of ALS. He graduated in 1945 from St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H., then served two years in…

John H. Rudolph ’50 *53

John died of cancer Sept. 6, 2003, on Bainbridge Island, Wash. Following high school, John served two years in the Navy. Though a member of…

Nicholas Canaday Jr. ’50

Nick died July 4, 2003, after a full life in academia and social action. At Princeton, Nick majored in English, was on The Tiger editorial…

T. Williams Roberts ’50

T-Willy died May 25, 2003. His home for many years was in Villanova, Pa. T-Willy graduated from St. Paul's in Concord, N.H., in 1944. After…

John Fielder Knowles ’50

Jack died July 31, 2003. He had been deeply interested in the schools in Mount Vernon and Fairfax County, Va., where he lived for many…

Robert Earl Wagner ’50

Bob, a resident of Haverford, Pa., died Mar. 1, 2003, of complications from ankylosing spondylitis, a rheumatic disease he struggled with his entire adult life…

William Van Moore Cleve ’50

Bill died in his hometown, St. Louis, Feb. 28, 2003, of complications from chronic heart disease. Coming from Andover, he majored in economics, then entered…

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