Duncan C. Smith ’58

Dunc died Oct. 14, 2021, in Springfield, Mass. He was 84.

He came to Princeton from Andover, where he played soccer and was in the student congress. At Princeton he played soccer, was a member of Cap and Gown, and was active in IAA sports. He majored in English, was a Distinguished Military Student in the Army ROTC, and graduated cum laude. He roomed with Bill Duncan, Joel Weinstein, Mike Jones, Earl Fogelberg, Mike Dennis, David Angus, Bob Stoddard, Fuller Torrey, John MacFarlane, John Matthews, and Larry Smith.

After graduation, Dunc served in the Army and graduated from Yale Law School. He and Carol Langdon married during his third year. They moved to Salem, Ore., where he clerked for a state Supreme Court justice. Their first son was born there; they then moved to Connecticut, and Dunc joined a law firm. During the next 10 years, two more sons were born, and the family moved to Greenwich.

In 1979, Dunc joined Chemical Bank as associate counsel and eventually became senior vice president and deputy general counsel. His many community activities are detailed in our 25th- and 50th-reunion yearbooks.

Duncan was predeceased by Carol in 2000. He is survived by sons Gregory ’86, Gordon, and Andrew; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.