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James I. Armstrong ’41 *49

Jim, president emeritus of Middlebury College and a classicist, died Dec. 16, 2013, at his home in Hanover, N.H. Jim attended Miss Fine’s School, Princeton…

John C. Loftis Jr. *48

John Loftis, Bailey Professor of English emeritus at Stanford University, died Oct. 31, 2012, at the age of 93. He graduated from Emory University in…

Gita J. Wilder *86

Gita Wilder, a longtime senior research scientist with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and a visiting lecturer in psychology at Princeton, died of cancer July…

Charles S. Edwards *69

Charles Edwards, professor of political science emeritus at Baylor University, died at home May 28, 2013. He was 84. He graduated from Penn State University…

Alan Rosenthal *61

Alan Rosenthal, prominent Rutgers professor of political science from 1966 to 2013 and long-term director of its Eagleton Institute, died of cancer July 10, 2013…

Roy A. Stuart *56

Roy Stuart, a longtime geologist with Chevron Canada, died peacefully Sept. 14, 2013. He was 86. Stuart earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of…

Alexander Surko Jr. ’51 *55

Alex was born Oct. 3, 1928, to Alexander and Helen Knauer Surko in New York. A graduate of Newton High School, he was active in…

Robert E. Forrest ’50 *53

Bob lived his professional life in suburban Philadelphia, though more recently he moved to Middlebury, Vt., where he died Oct. 30, 2013. Following graduation from…

W. Harley Funk ’50 *52

He graduated from Wilmington (Del.) High School in 1943. He then entered the Army for a three-year stint, serving as an infantryman in France and…

Lacey B. Smith *51

Lacey Smith, the prominent professor of history emeritus at Northwestern, died Sept. 8, 2013, at age 90. The son of Baldwin Smith, chair of Princeton’s…

Lester Tibbals Jr. *50

Lester Tibbals, who taught history at Princeton Day School for 34 years, died June 29, 2013. He was 97. Tibbals graduated from Trinity College in…

Patricia M. Troxel *86

Patricia Troxel, associate professor of English emeritus at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and a noted theater director, died April 21, 2013…

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