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David Preis Wilkinson ’45 *49

Dave Wilkinson died Feb. 14, 2008. He entered Princeton from West Orange (N.J.) High School 10 years behind his brother, Harry ’35. Dave accelerated in…

Thomas Elliott Allen ’44

Tom died Jan. 5, 2009, in his home in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 86. Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, he prepped at Elgin (Ill.)…

John Lloyd King ’44

John died Jan. 16, 2009, in a retirement community in Carlisle, Pa., his hometown for many decades. He was 87, and a beloved economics professor…

William Campbell Orr ’42

William C. Orr, a chemist and university administrator, died Jan. 16, 2009, of a head injury in Hartford, Conn. Bill prepped at the John Burroughs…

William Brown Alexander V ’41

Bill died Feb. 5, 2009, after a long illness. He came to Princeton from the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. At Princeton, Bill majored…

John Burr Clevenger ’41

John died Nov. 6, 2008, after a short illness in the hospital. He had lived in Carolina Shores, N.C., for the past 23 years. John…

George Francis Shaskan Jr. ’39

George died Feb. 5, 2009, at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He had been fighting a staph infection he contracted while in the hospital…

Richard Emerick Reiss ’39

Dick died at his home in Weston, Mass., Jan. 5, 2009. He had been a Weston resident for 37 years. Dick had a long career…

Joseph Garneau Ringwalt Jr. ’38

Joe Ringwalt died Feb. 22, 2009, in Peterborough, N.H. He had moved there from Greenwich, Conn., by way of Dorset, Vt. He spent most of…

Stuart Warren Don ’37

Stuart Warren Don died Feb. 2, 2009. Stu was born in Troy, N.Y., and lived in Saratoga, N.Y., as well as Louisville, Ky. He attended…

Ernest R. Chamberlin ’33

Ernie Chamberlin died Feb. 17, 2009, at Meadowood, a retirement community in Worcester, Pa. He was 96. He was born in Cranbury, N.J., grew up…

Charles Richards Gordon ’33

Dick died of natural causes Dec. 8, 2008. He was 97. Dick was a reporter and sportswriter for almost 80 years, earning the nickname “Scoop”…

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