Donna Balduino Pritula ’78

Donna died May 21, 2025, from her long journey with cancer and surrounded by her family at home in Scarsdale, N.Y.

She joined us from Bergenfield (N.J.) High School. She was the classmate with the bright smile and an always-extended a helping hand. Living in Holder three of her four years, she was an RA senior year. As a junior she was the driving force with a small group of classmates that successfully lobbied for re-opening Cloister Inn, after it had been shuttered since the early 1970s, working with alumni and the University to add another social and dining option on campus.

Donna majored in English, and her thesis plumbed the depths of Mark Twain’s novels. She also had the good fortune and wonderful experience to join Princeton’s inaugural ultimate Frisbee team.

After Princeton, Donna worked in corporate communications. She settled in Westchester County in 1983, marrying classmate Mike Pritula ’78, and then left her career to raise three beautiful children in Scarsdale, where she resided for more than 40 years as an active member of the community and her church.

We join with all who loved and admired Donna in celebrating a life well-lived.