Dorion Fleming Jr. ’51

Dorion was born Jan. 27, 1929, in New Orleans. He died Dec. 19, 2003, in Montgomery, Ala., having been in fragile health for some years.

"D" was a member of the Woodberry Forest Class of '47. At Princeton he was a geology major, a member of Cap and Gown, and active on the varsity track team. In the early years his roommates were Govan Hill, Selvage, Siedler, Stockham, and Wes Wright. Senior year he roomed with a group at Cap and Gown that included Wally DuPre, Nip McCampbell, and Jim Sparkman. Dorion was a geologist involved in oil and gas exploration. At one time he had a drinking problem, which he overcame when he joined AA in 1971; he always referred to March 14 as his AA birthday.

He is survived by his wife Twyla, daughters Leslie and Amelie, three grandsons, four stepchildren, and 10 step-grandchildren. His son, Tad (Dorion III), predeceased him. His old friend Wally remembers D's great sense of humor and says he could charm the bark off a tree. He relived our 50th right up until his death and was hoping to be at our 55th.

The Class of 1951