David Alton Conway ’60 *67

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David died March 25, 2005.

He earned his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in philosophy from Princeton. As an undergraduate, he was a member of Tower Club and had 11 roommates, of whom he often spoke fondly.

From 1970 to 2000, David was an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. During his tenure there, he served as chairman of the department, published many academic papers, and co-authored the popular logic textbook, The Elements of Reasoning, now in its fourth printing. Prior to that he taught at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. After retiring in 2000, he returned to Jacksonville Beach, Fla., where he was born and raised.

David is survived by his son, Andrew; daughter Amy; their spouses; and his grandchildren, Gemma Kapner Conway, Luca David Capeci, and Virginia Elizabeth Capeci.

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