David C. Reynolds ’49

David Reynolds died Jan. 10, 2013, after a brief illness.

Dave was born Oct. 28, 1927, in New York City. He grew up in Washington, Conn., and attended the Buckley School and Phillips Exeter Academy. He came to Princeton after enlisting in the Army and serving in an intelligence unit in Germany. At Princeton he rowed with the varsity crew, joined Charter Club, and served on the news board of The Daily Princetonian . He graduated with high honors in English.

After studying creative writing at Columbia and working for a Kansas City, Mo., radio station, Dave attended Columbia Law School. He had a successful career with the firm founded by his father, Oliver C. Reynolds 1904.

Dave loved his poker club and all of the arts, and continued to write short stories and plays throughout his life. He was active in his church and supported many good causes and community efforts.

His wife, Sally Lehman Reynolds, whom he met at station KCKN, survives him, as do their children, Jane Reynolds Todorski and David Reynolds Jr.; and four grandsons, Adam Todorski, Eric Todorski, Niall Reynolds, and Liam Reynolds.   The class extends its condolences to them all.