Donald Martin Traeger ’53

Don, an internist and infectious disease specialist, died of cancer June 6, 2003, at his Grass Valley, Calif., home.

Born in Brooklyn, Don came to Princeton from Poly Prep and majored in biology. He was a member of Prospect Club and Theatre Intime, sang in the freshman choir, and chaired WPRU's classical music department. His roommates included Don Payne and Stan Friedman.

He received his medical degree from Columbia and spent two years in the Navy. He completed a fellowship at Stanford Medical School, and served there as a clinical instructor and abortion committee adviser. He was in private practice in Palo Alto and in Indianapolis (1984-97) until retirement. Don's first marriage to Madelleine Fishoff ended in divorce and he married Aileen James in 1982. He was a committed AIDS Foundation volunteer.

Heartfelt sympathy to Aileen; son David Martin; stepson Tom Eiseman; stepdaughters Tamara Clawson and Teresa Keller; and six step-grandchildren.

The Class of 1953