Alexander M. Luke ’57

We recently heard from Sandy’s attorney that he died April 23, 2023. He was the grandson of Edmund S. Burke 1900.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Sandy came to Princeton from the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut. Before coming to college, he spent a year at École Nouvelle de la Suisse Romande in Switzerland. At Princeton, he majored in the French SPEC Program in the Department of Modern Languages. He was a member of the sailing team, the Jamesburg Committee, and Tower Club. Senior year he roomed with Clay Hanger and Rennie Miller.

Since he was subject to the draft (like most of us), he joined the Army Reserve for six months of active duty and five years of reserve duty. Despite his desire to choose a job in international relations, Sandy found employment on Wall Street with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette as a securities analyst. He obtained a master’s degree in economics at Columbia University. He also worked for Loeb, Rhoades & Co.

In 1963, Sandy married Janine T. Evnin. Later in life he moved to Potomac, Md. His marriage ended in divorce, and we have no knowledge that he had children. He is survived by a brother, James, former chief medical examiner for Washington, D.C.