While attorney Reeves Hicks was serving as magistrate for West Windsor (N.J.) Township, the town sued a family for schooling their children at home. Magistrate Hicks found the family not guilty because evidence showed the children were getting an equivalent education at home.
Reeves lived most of his life in Princeton, attending elementary schools there and settling there after wartime service in the Marine Corps. Community leaders and friends described him as a sure-handed navigator who steered diverse interests of the town, borough, and University. He was a gentle listener and troubleshooter who brought diverse interests together to move Princeton forward.
Reeves was married for 69 years to Joan (Stewart). His death Nov. 30, 2016, left her and their daughters, Andrea, Lindsey, Daren, and Libby, as well as nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was predeceased by his son, Ted, in 2012, and by his sister, Patricia McNitt.
Reeves was the president of the Class of 1946 from 1971 to 1976 and again from 2001 until his death. We, Princeton’s bicentennial class, could not have been more fortunate.