David W.K. Peacock Jr. ’46

Dave died in Washington, D.C., July 30, 2005, of Parkinson's disease. He joined us at Princeton in 1942, served in the Air Corps until 1945 as a second lieutenant, and graduated with many of us in 1948.

Dave held a number of important jobs in his career, one of the first being Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' special assistant. He served briefly then in the Foreign Service in Casablanca before joining the staff of New York Sen. Kenneth Keating. His next move was to the Commerce Department, where he served as deputy undersecretary. Later assignments took him to the International Finance Corp., the World Bank, and the Export-Import Bank. Earlier endeavors included farming in north Jersey and a brief stint at J.P. Morgan.

Dave's first marriage ended in divorce but gave him two children, Sarah and Bill, and four grandchildren. We send our condolences to them as well as to Mary, his wife of 32 years. Dave's brother, John '46, who was with him in Colonial Club, also survives, .

The class will sorely miss this devoted member and loyal Tiger.

The Class of 1946