Carlos Ignacio Arcaya ’42

Belatedly the class learned that Carlos died May 21, 2002, in Caracas, Venezuela.

Carlos left us in our sophomore year to return to Caracas. Since then he practically lost contact with Princeton and the class. It was not until he received our Fifty Years Later book that he sent the following biography to class treasurer Bob Lowry: "It is true that I've had little if any contact with my class. This is due to the fact that I left in sophomore year and my trips since then have been very short trips, usually on business. Upon my return to Caracas, I entered Venezuela Central University, graduating as a doctor in law in 1946, the year in which I married my wife, Alice Smith. We now have seven children and, to date, nine grandchildren.

"Since my graduation I've been in private practice — mostly in corporate and tax law. This practice has only been interrupted by a forced stay of five years in Spain (1952-58), due to a common problem in our country, political exile, although I've never held elected or appointed public office of any notice."

Alice died in 2005. Carlos' children, Pedro Manuel, Maria Ines, Rosa Elina, Ana Cecilia, Alicia, Carlos, and Jose, and his grandchildren survive. To his wonderful large family, the class extends sincere condolences.

The Class of 1942