C. Victor Raiser ’62

VIC DIED in a smallplane crash while on a fishing trip with his son Monty'92 and friends, on July 30, 1992. His son and friends also died.

Vic had a lifelong interest in politics and the political process and at the time of his death held a position as a key operative in the Clinton/Gore campaign. In acknowledging his victory on Nov. 4, Presidentelect Clinton specifically referred to Vic Raiser as a close campaign colleague who "must be looking down from above with a smile."

Vic prepared for Princeton at the Nichols School in Buffalo, N.Y. At Princeton he was treasurer of the senior class, a member of Ivy Club, vicechairman of the Campus Fund Drive, and a freshman rower. As an alumnus, Vic continued an active involvement with Princeton. He chaired the very successful 30th Reunion Annual Giving Special Gifts effort, which exceeded its $1 million goal,

From Princeton, Vic went to the Univ. of Virginia Law School. Thereafter, he returned to Buffalo, where he joined the firm of Diebold & Millonzi, which later renamed itself Diebold, Millonzi, Raiser & Robshaw. In 1979, Vic moved with his family to Washington to open the firm's Washington office and to pursue his interest in the political process. Years of fund raising for various candidates and organizations culminated in Vic's being named Finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1988. He negotiated a merger of his firm into Jones Day, and became of counsel there.

A challenging listener, ever inquisitive, Vic always pursued excellence. His numerous commitments to civic and charitable causes in Buffalo and Washington were a testament to his creed of "putting something back." He was a devoted husband and father who achieved the difficult balance between work, outside interests, and family.

Surviving are his widow, Molly; their daughter Schuyler; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Raiser; his brother Robert; and his motherinlaw, Mrs. Robert Millonzi. To all of them, the Class extends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1962