Adrian M. Marquez-colon ’76

Adrian died suddenly March 6, 2015, in Merritt Island, Fla.

He graduated from Long Branch (N.J.) High School, where he was a soccer star. At Princeton, Adrian majored in economics, played rugby, and joined Cottage Club and the Student Volunteers Council. He was known for his gregarious personality, warm smile, and singing while strumming his guitar.

After graduation he worked in banking at Manufacturers Hanover Trust in New York and obtained his MBA from Rutgers. He managed commercial-banking relationships at Fidelity Bank and became vice president of United Jersey Banks and Summit Bank.

Adrian married Cookie, and they settled in Medford, N.J., where he coached the Medford Sting soccer team and volunteered with the Camden Community Credit Union. Adrian was also president of the Hispanic Bankers Association.

With a passion for singing and playing guitar, he formed several rock ’n’ roll garage bands. In 2001, he and Cookie moved to Florida, where Adrian was an examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and enjoyed golf.

The class extends deepest sympathy to Cookie; Adrian’s mother, Candida; his children, Adrian III, Liana, and Benjamin; grandson Gabriel; and the extended family.