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Stephen McCrea Conger ’44

Stephen died Sept. 5, 2022, at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was born in 1922 in Princeton, N.J., and attended Miss Fine’s School…

Claude V. Swanson *76

Claude died of natural causes June 28, 2022, in Tucson, Ariz., at age 75. Born Dec. 29, 1946, in Gretna, Va., Claude earned his undergraduate…

Walter W. Pyper Jr. ’60

A native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Walt prepped at The Hill School. At Princeton, he majored in history and took his meals at Campus. On…

Robert S. Luke *80

Rob died June 20, 2022, at the age of 68, while jogging on Vashon Island, Wash. He was born Sept. 1, 1953, in Chatham, N.J…

Nels L. Larson *73

Nels died of cancer July 2, 2022, in Silver Spring, Md. Born July 16, 1947, in Kansas City, Mo., Nels graduated with a bachelor’s degree…

William R. Schearer *63

Bill died March 22, 2022, in Newville, Pa. He was born July 19, 1935, in Kutztown, Pa. In 1957, Bill graduated from Ursinus College with…

John A. Strother *54

John died in Princeton June 27, 2022, of cardiac arrest at age 94. John was born Dec. 27, 1927, in Hartford, Conn. He served in…

Nnena P. Nkongho ’95

Nnena lived life in the active tense — she encouraged, mentored, collaborated, founded, learned, taught, sang, tried, succeeded, failed, celebrated, loved — above all, Nnena…

Joseph Edward Drangula ’95

Ted died July 5, 2018, in Bridgehampton, N.Y. Ted grew up in Middletown, N.J., and graduated from Middletown High School South. His father was a…

Gregory Tolles Smalley ’94

Greg, a lifelong resident of New York City, died July 19, 2022. He was born Aug. 2, 1972, to Patricia Tolles Smalley and David V…

Alex Strother Marshall ’86

Marshall, a financial analyst and avid sailor and golfer, died Jan. 30, 2022. After graduating with a degree in economics, Marshall started a career as…

Anne O’Connor Hutchins ’82

Anne, whom we knew affectionately as Anno, died after a long illness. Anne grew up in West Hartford, Conn. At Princeton, she majored in comparative…

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