David Siegel ’52

Dave died Jan. 23, 2016, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 85.

From Mentor (Ohio) High School, he came to Princeton and roomed with Barrie Sparling, Marshall Osborn, Ed Tiryakian, and Jim Kritzeck (a graduate student). He was a passionate bridge player and a member of Terrace Club. He had a superb voice, which he used in the Chapel Choir.

After graduation, he was drafted and served in the Army from 1952 to 1954 as a staff sergeant in Korea. In 1954 he married Julie, with whom he shared the next 62 years of happy domestic life. He extended his education, earning a law degree in 1965, and was an avid reader of historical novels.

Dave worked in human resources at Prudential Insurance and the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., and later opened his own business that provided management consulting services. Throughout his career, he was a board member of many organizations, including Lake Erie College, Lake Health Foundation, and Western Reserve Counseling Service. In our 50th yearbook, he wrote: “I have generally been a lightning rod and gadfly in efforts to improve performance and leadership of nonprofits. My rewards come in the resulting improvements, not thanks.”

To his wife, Julie, and their children, Libby, Kate, and John, the class extends its sympathy.