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Robert Alexander Pickering ’40

Alexander "Fish" Pickering died of a stroke at his San Francisco home on Mar. 25, 1997. He had not been well for several years. His…

James Richard Jones ’40

Dick, later known as “Digger,” died Nov. 15, 2006, from pneumonia complicated by post-polio syndrome. He had contracted polio at age 16. A graduate of…

Robert Kettering Williams ’40

Bob died Oct. 22, 2006, in Naples, Fla. He prepared for Princeton at Highland Park High School in Detroit. At Princeton, he majored in chemical…

William E. Colby ’40

The death of former CIA Director Bill Colby in a canoeing accident on Apr. 27, 1996, marks the tragic loss of one of '40's most…

George H. Bright ’40

George died at his Keene Valley, N.Y., home on July 11, 1996, having been in ill health and forced to use a voice transmitter to…

William G. Demarest ’40

Bill Demarest died May 4, 1996, in Beaufort, S.C., his principal residence for the past 10 years. He prepared at Loomis School, and at Princeton…

Lindsay C. Smith ’40

Lindsay died Apr. 1, 1996, after a long illness. in Birmingham Ala., where he was born and lived his entire life. He attended Sewanee Military…

Hudson S. Winn ’40

On Mar. 5, 1996, Hudson Winn died in Guildersland, N.Y., and had lived in nearby Slingersland for the past 44 years. From Northhampton [Mass.] H.S…

Robert A. Butz ’40

Retired medical doctor Robert Butz died Mar. 30, 1996, of Alzheimer's disease in Boise, Idaho. Bob grew up in New Jersey and came to Princeton…

William R. Gilson ’40

Lifelong resident of Summit, N.J., Bill Gilson died Apr. 9, 1996. He was a senior partner of the law firm Kentz, Gilson & O'Hare. Earlier…

Charles Shaw Presbrey ’40

Florida resident Charlie Presbrey died at his home in Coral Gables, Fla., Feb. 24, 1996. Pres was the son of Charles Spaulding Presbrey '06 and…

Alfred Steel ’40

Retired business and civic leader Alf Steel died Feb. 28, 1996, in the Philadelphia area, where he had resided throughout his life. Classmates Nick Biddle…

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