David R. Nank ’60

Dave attended Mt. Clemens (Mich.) High School and was active in football, basketball, swimming, and a host of non-athletic pursuits, including class presidency. At Princeton, he was a member of the Pre-Med Society, a counselor at Princeton Summer Camp, and vice president of Campus Club.

He went on to Columbia University’s School of Physicians and Surgeons, where he met and married Gail. They graduated together in 1964 — she in nursing — and moved to Seattle. He did his orthopedic residency at the University of Washington, interrupted by three (bleak, according to Dave) years of service with the Air Force in Cheyenne, Wyo.

After his residency they settled in Edmonds, Wash., where Dave joined an orthopedics practice in which he remained active until his retirement in 2000. Smitten with scuba diving, he became a licensed instructor and introduced many to the underwater wonders of Puget Sound until his retirement from the pursuit in 2010. In more recent years, Dave became an enthusiastic day hiker in the Cascades across Puget Sound.

Dave died April 22, 2018, of complications of renal failure. He is survived by his son and daughter and their families.