Denis Hugh Burns ’55

Denny died in his sleep Nov. 27, 2004, in the New York apartment he shared with his devoted wife, Virginia Hackett Burns.

Denny came to Princeton from Choate. Freshman and sophomore years he roomed with Hal Smith, Pete Home, and Ted Mack. He majored in English literature, joined Quadrangle, and lived in Blair his final two years with Jim Park, Ted Mack, Alan Willemsen, Jon Olson, John Hamilton, Tom Boyatt, Dick Evans, and Dave White.

He was a navigator in the Air Force and served with Alan Willemsen, John Lancaster, Ron Scott, and Jack Dufford. Following Harvard Business School and a stint with Del Webb Corp. in Phoenix, Denis moved back east for a successful marketing career with General Foods, Citibank, and Chase Manhattan. He and his first wife, Patia, lived in White Plains, N.Y., and raised two sons.

Denny's great joys in life were his family, his lifelong Princeton friends, and the New York Giants. He had an incomparable sense of humor and a limitless reservoir of funny stories. He was looking forward to our 50th.

To Virginia; his sons, Ward and Hugh '88; daughter-in-law Molly; and his sisters, nieces, and nephews, the class offers sincere condolences for the loss of a great friend and loyal Princetonian.

The Class of 1955