Craig Stansbury ’51

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Craig died of a heart attack Dec. 24, 1995 while he and Alice were visiting their daughter Kristen in Manassas, Va.

He was a man of many parts. In his career he held managerial assignments in a variety of companies and institutes, most recently as a manager at the American Paper Institute in NYC. He was an avid reader (five books a week); an environmentalist in Ridgefield, Conn., his hometown; a gardener; a gourmet cook, and a deep-dyed fly fisherman.

Craig came from the John Burroughs School. At Princeton he proposed to major in economics, was a member of Tower Club, and on the staff of WPRU. He left in his junior year, joined the Navy, served in the Korean War, returned to Princeton and graduated in 1957 with a degree in economics.

In addition to his wife, Alice, and daughter Kristen, Craig is survived by son Craig, daughter Karen, his parents, and brother Bruce. The class honors a plucky member and gives his family its heartfelt sympathy.

The Class of 1951

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