Belden died Jan. 16, 2017, of a rare form of cancer diagnosed years ago. He prepared at the Lawrenceville School, and at Princeton he rowed on freshman crew and was on the swimming and golf teams. He took up rugby as an upperclassman. At Charter Club, Belden was a dedicated poker player and backgammon competitor. His Princeton friends remember him as boisterous, mercurial, and disarming. In later years he continued his pursuit of golf, rugby, poker, and backgammon, and later added shooting sports in the United States and the United Kingdom to his recreational pursuits.
After law school at the University of Virginia, Belden began his career with Burke & Burke in New York City, where he met and married Dolina in 1968. They later moved to Long Island when he became corporate counsel to the New York Islanders hockey team. He then served with Computer Associates as corporate secretary.
He and Dolina had no children. They shared a devotion to a succession of Jack Russell terriers. She survives him and has our sympathy.
Undergraduate Class of 1960
