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Ralph Edward Townley ’66

The class recently learned that Ed died in December 2020 from respiratory failure due to COVID-19. A native Pennsylvanian, Ed entered Princeton with our class…

Robert David McLaughlin ’66

Dave came to Princeton from State College High School, in State College, Pa., where he was on the cross-country, wrestling, and baseball teams. At Princeton…

Benjamin W. McCleary ’66

Ben died Oct. 6, 2022, at his home in Wakefield, R.I. He grew up in Darien, Conn., and Asheville, N.C., and graduated from St. Mark’s…

Peter G. Huenink ’66

Peter graduated from Sheboygan (Wis.) Falls High School, where he was captain of the track team, president of the National Honor Society chapter, and member…

Alexander T. Mayo Jr. ’65

A.T. died June 29, 2022, at age 79. He was born in Portsmouth, Va., attended Woodrow Wilson High School and astonishingly graduated, given the number…

Eugene C. Worden III ’64

Rusty, who died July 20, 2022, of cardiovascular disease, was born in New York City and raised in Connecticut, where he attended the Gunnery School…

Richard A. Purkiss ’64

Dick, who died of cancer July 27, 2022, was born in California and grew up in Connecticut, where he attended the Hotchkiss School. A summa…

Gilbert Richard Kline ’64

Richard died March 8, 2022, of complications due to heart disease. Growing up in Columbia, Pa., he graduated from nearby Hempfield High School, where he…

Jotham Johnson ’64

Jo, a longtime resident of Blawenburg, N.J., died April 22, 2022, at home. Jo was born Sept. 15, 1942, in Key West, Fla. He grew…

Terence W. Conroy ’64

Terry died Dec. 8, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was the quintessential Irishman, having grown up in the Whiskey Point neighborhood of Brookline, Mass…

Robert F. Bedford ’64

Bob died at home Sept. 2, 2022. He came to Princeton from Lawrenceville School, where he was captain of the track team and state mile…

Peter B. Lowry ’63

Peter died June 29, 2022, in Australia, where his family lived for a quarter-century. Wheelchair-bound for several months, he had been labeling the vast collection…

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