David L. Vhay ’62 *65

David came to us from the Cate School in Carpinteria, Calif.

At Princeton, he majored in architecture, dined at Cap and Gown, and was on the ski team. After graduation he remained at Princeton to pursue an MFA, but left after being drafted by the Army. He served two years, including one in Vietnam. He returned west and spent 10 years designing residential, commercial, and public buildings, first in Ketchum, Idaho, and then Reno, Nev., managing the architectural firm founded by his father, David ’30 *34.

Leaving the firm in his late 40s, he and Muffy, his wife and partner, moved to Deer Run, their 200-acre ranch in the Washoe Valley, south of Reno. With David as principal designer and hands-on worker, they built a home and other buildings, operated a bed and breakfast, and maintained 60 acres of alfalfa and hay. David also bought and rehabilitated old houses. According to Muffy, “He was happy as long as he had a pencil or a hammer in his hand.”

David died of a stroke April 21, 2024. To Muffy, and their four children, September, Erica, James, and Toby, the class offers its condolences.