David W. Cudlipp ’49

Dave died Jan. 16, 2017, in Duxbury, Mass., at age 88, following daunting medical challenges. Although he had been in hospice care since Jan. 1, 2016, he was active and played golf from then until frosty November, all the while with a sense of humor and sharp intellect. 

Born June 1, 1928, in Morristown, N.J., he lived most of his youth in Short Hills, N.J. However, his early childhood was spent in Mt. Tabor, N.J., where he met Art Hilsinger, at age 4, with whom he maintained a close friendship for eight decades, and with whom he roomed during his first year at Princeton in 1945. He majored in economics, was a member of Elm Club, and was manager of the varsity football team. 

After Princeton Dave joined J.P. Stevens & Co. in New York and spent four decades in the textile industry. Upon his retirement he found that although golf was his passion, he could not expend all of his considerable energy on the golf course or the tennis and paddle courts. He and his wife, Nancy, moved to Osterville on Cape Cod. There he started a two-decade second career with two other textile companies. 

Dave is survived by Nancy, his loving wife of 38 years; son David; grandsons Todd and Christopher; and his sister, Joyce Wiggins. In addition, his four stepchildren and their families loved him without reservation. A hearty celebration of Dave’s life will be held on Cape Cod this summer.