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John Biggs III ’51

Jack was born May 19, 1927, in Philadelphia, the son of John Biggs Jr. ’18, grandson of John Biggs 1877, and a descendant of a…

Howard Feist Jr. ’48

Howard died Feb. 24, 2009, of heart complications. Born in Philadelphia, he prepped at Germantown Academy in Pennsylvania and majored in English at Princeton, where…

Samuel Bell Jr. ’47

Sam served in the Navy during World War II, graduated in 1948, and that same year, discovered and married his “forever young and beautiful” Anne…

William James Ryan II ’47

He married his beloved Betty Ann Jackson in 1950, and together they raised four children and nurtured 12 grandchildren. Bill imbued his great love of…

Sherman Carter ’47

During World War II, Carter was in the V-12 program at Brown. He went on to serve in the Pacific theater and arrived for the…

George M. Ewing ’44

George “Stretch” Ewing, a former newspaper publisher, died Sept. 16, 2009, in Canandaigua, N.Y., at the age of 87. A New York City native, he…

Robert D.B. Carlisle ’44

Robert Carlisle, a writer in diversified media, died Nov. 19, 2009, at his Chatham, Mass., home. He was ’44’s president and secretary, and served as…

Paul Windels Jr. ’44

Paul died Sept. 8, 2009, in St. James, Long Island, N.Y. after a distinguished legal career. From 1957 until 1961 Paul was regional administrator of…

Gilbert Burnett Jr. ’43

Gil died Sept. 13, 2009, in Newport, R.I. Born in Louisville, Ky., he entered Princeton from Louisville Male High School. Gil majored in biology at…

Henry Sloan Austin Jr. ’42

Henry Austin died Dec. 27, 2009, in a nursing home in Atlantic Highlands, N.J. Hank prepared at Kent School. Princeton was a natural choice; Hank…

Stuart Whitehead Cooper ’42

Stu Cooper died of arteriosclerotic heart disease Dec. 1, 2009, in Cape Coral, Fla. Stu got his start at Columbia High School in South Orange…

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