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Richard Spencer Knapp ’48

A native of Washington, DC, and a graduate of its Woodrow Wilson H.S., Dick entered Princeton and graduated in 1947 with honors in SPIA. He…

Nelson David Holmquist ’48

Nelson Holmquist, emeritus professor of pathology at Louisiana State U. school of medicine, died on May 20 of pancreatic cancer. He was 75. A native…

Walter Jones Laird Jr. ’48

Walt died on Mar. 15. He served on many boards including those of Tower Hill School, St. Andrew's School, Delaware Trust Co., and the Catholic…

Carmelo Anthony Parlato ’48

A lifelong Buffalo resident, Carm Parlato died on Apr. 25. Carm was a product of Canisius H.S. and the Navy V-12 program. He was in…

James Rich Steers Jr. ’48

Dick Steers was the most thoughtful and caring of classmates. He knew just about everyone in the class and extracted dollars even-handedly from affluent and…

Donald Justus Sterling Jr. ’48

Former class secy. Don Sterling died on Mar. 27 of pancreatic cancer. He was the former editor of the Oregon Journal, renowned for his dedication…

Robert George Austin ’48

Bob Austin died on Dec. 26, 1999, in Stockton, Calif. He came to us in the V-12 program from the Renton (Washington) H.S., and graduated…

Calvin E. Bell Jr. ’48

A native New Yorker, Cal Bell died July 1, 2006, in Jupiter, Fla. At Princeton he was a member of Dial and majored in politics…

Robert Daniel Hodes ’48

Bob Hodes, a stalwart of our class, died Dec. 18, 2006. He came to us by way of Poly Prep in Brooklyn. Bob graduated with…

Anthony John Sposato ’48

Anthony John Sposato '48 Tony Sposato was with us for only two years. He came to us by way of Davis High School in Mount…

Bart Albert Stoner Jr. ’48

Bart Stoner died peacefully Jan. 13, 2007, at his New Hope, Pa., home. Always loyal to and active in University and class initiatives, he was…

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