Edward Joseph Duffy III ’53

Ed died Feb. 8, 2025.

He was born in New Rochelle, N.Y., and grew up in Essex Fells, N.J. He graduated from the Canterbury School before coming to Princeton. Ed joined Cap and Gown, majored in economics, and wrote his thesis on “Defense Plant Corporation.” He played on the Ivy League Championship hockey team in his senior year.

Drafted into the Army, he spent about a year in Southern camps and then nine months near Bordeaux, France. Returning to the United States, Ed worked as a public accountant with Haskins and Sells while earning an MBA from New York University’s Graduate School of Business Administration at night. He made a career in data processing and systems analysis with a parallel career in volunteering. In his 80s he was named “Citizen of the Year” by the mayor of Essex Fells.

Ed is survived by his wife of almost 68 years, Marjorie; their seven children; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.