David C. Tait ’53

David died Feb. 16, 2018, of pneumonia in Rochester, N.Y.

He was born in Rochester and came to Princeton after attending Phillips Exeter Academy. He was a member of Cottage Club and captain of the lacrosse team and was an All-American during his senior year.

After college David joined the Marines and served in Korea during the latter part of the Korean War. He then returned to Rochester to work for Xerox. Xerox sent him to the Baltimore area in the late ’60s, and he returned there after leaving Xerox to pursue various interests, including a brief stint with the Baltimore Orioles. He was involved in various inner-city projects such as human-relations commissions in both Rochester and Baltimore.

David is survived by five children, including Robert ’79, and 10 grandchildren.