David R. Comfort ’58

David died Jan. 12, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich., after a three-year battle against cancer. He was 83.

He came to Princeton from Atherton High School in Louisville, Ky., where he participated in football, tennis, and student government.

He roomed with Lawrence Jelsma, Bill Jansing, and Bill Rudd, but left Princeton after our junior year. David served in the Army and then graduated from Springfield College in 1961. After he and Diane married that year, he served as director of the YMCA in Detroit for 23 years and then as executive director of the YMCA in Grand Rapids until 1984. Then he became a tax professional with H&R Block for 20 years.

Although David did not attend our 50th reunion, he did write a piece in the reunion yearbook.

David is survived by Diane; his son, Andrew; his daughter, Rebekah; and six grandchildren. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.