David E. Rawnsley ’55

Dave Rawnsley died Apr. 3, 2002, of complications following successful aneurysm surgery.

Dave came to Princeton on a US Navy scholarship from Terrace Park [Ohio] HS. At Princeton he majored in religion and joined Dial Lodge. He earned JV letters in baseball and football.

After Princeton, Dave served in the Navy. During this time, he contracted a polio-like illness that confined him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He earned a master's degree at Michigan State and took graduate courses at Stanford. He became a self-employed educational consultant, and there is little in the field that he has not been involved in. He also participated in civic affairs, including the Warren County historical society and zoning board. He enjoyed gardening and operated the Lavender Hill Herb Farm for 11 years. Dave will be remembered for his unceasing love of sports, his infectious good humor, and his incisive mind.

Dave is survived by Bernetta, his wife of 42 years, three sons, David, Chris, and Andrew, and three grandchildren. To all of them the class extends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1955