Alberto J. Gonzalez ’52

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A native of Costa Rica, Alberto came to Princeton after attending New York Military Academy. He was a member of Campus Club and majored in civil engineering. Alberto also belonged to the Thursday Night Warm-up Club and the Catholic and Washington clubs. He played freshman lacrosse and club football and roomed with Put Brodsky and Mike Ely.

In the Book of Our History he summed up his career modestly, as follows:

“1966-95 Florida Ice & Farm Co., CEO. Currently, I manage the family business — coffee plantations, a dairy farm, land development. I sit on various boards.”

Alberto died Nov. 17, 2014, in San Jose, Costa Rica, leaving his wife, Diana; and daughters Leslie, Rosanna, and Milena. To them, we send our sympathy and good wishes.

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