Marcus, better known as “Pete,” died May 28, 2015, in San Francisco. He had moved there from his native Pittsburgh to be near family when he retired in the early 2000s.

Educated in Pittsburgh public schools, Pete was chairman of the Hillel Foundation, a history major, and a member of Court Club at Princeton. His father was in the Class of 1920. Pete earned his law degree from Harvard and used his legal background during two years in the Army.

He returned to Pittsburgh in 1956 with his bride, Barbara, whom he married the year before, and began a 40-year legal career. He first practiced with the city solicitor before entering the private sector.

Pete joined the board of Homer Laughin China Co. in 1967, which his family co-owned for four generations, and was its president from 1989 to 2001. Pete was a leader of many community organizations and served as president of the Princeton Alumni Association of Western Pennsylvania, establishing a Princeton scholarship in his name.

Pete enjoyed tennis, travel, and photography. He was an enthusiastic fan of Pittsburgh’s professional sports teams.

He leaves behind his daughters, Judy, Susan ’80, and Barbara; and six grandchildren. Barbara predeceased him.

Undergraduate Class of 1950