Dave McCabe ’62

Dave McCabe died of leukemia Aug. 25, 1996, in MYC. Dave came to Princeton from Deerfield, where he had been managing editor of the school newspaper, and a member of the Glee Club and hockey team. While at Princeton, Dave was a member of Colonial Club, was a participant in the arts at Princeton, a keyceptor, and an editor of the Daily Princetonian.

After earning his law degree at Columbia, Dave joined Sherman & Sterling, achieving partner in 1974. Most recently, he was senior partner and the firm's international coordinator. Dave, who represented multinational corporations and governments in mergers, acquisitions, and public offering practice, had also served as a director of General Timer, the Kanthal Corp., and the National Forge Corp.

Dave lived most of his life in Greenwich, Conn., and became a prominent dealer and collector of late 19th century American paintings. The class has lost a loyal member, and extends its deepest sympathy to his mother, Ruth; his wife, Caroline; his daughter, Caroline; his son, Nicholas; his step-children, Susannah, Peter, Katrina, and Miranda Riede; and to his brothers, Charles, Robert, and Peter.

The Class of 1962