Deborah Kraus Pagano ’75

The class lost a vibrant spirit with the death of Deborah Kraus Pagano of breast cancer on Aug. 27, 1999, in Avalon, N.J. A resident of Manhattan and of Upper Black Eddy, Pa., she was 46.

Debbie was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Mantua, N.J. She majored in economics and had the distinction of being the Tigers' first female football manager. After Princeton, she joined Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, where she was a banker for over 20 years until she retired to stay home with her children. She was one of the first women to be promoted to a senior management position at Manufacturers Hanover, a predecessor to Chase Manhattan Bank, and spent much of her career working out the bank's troubled loans, particularly in the oil and insurance industries.

In retirement, Debbie was an active participant in parents' activities at her children's schools. She was also a director of the Creative Center for Women with Cancer [N.Y.], an organization founded on the belief in the healing power of creative activity.

Debbie is survived by her husband, Vincent, her sons, Benjamin (10) and William (8), her parents, Theresa and John Kraus, and a brother, John.

The Class of 1975