Evans Hicks ’29

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Ev died May 6, 1999, in Seminole, Fla., where he had lived for some years.

He prepared at Peddie School, to which he returned professionally in later years. Besides his Princeton degree he also earned an MA from the U. of Pennsylvania. His outstanding career at Peddie included being dean, teaching French and mathematics, and coaching, especially soccer and baseball. He was also a special counselor to Peddie's meteorological group, which worked with other prep schools in weather predictions. Ev had been very active in the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown.

Ev and his wife, Harriette, were married in 1935. The class extends deep sympathy to her and to their sons, Robert '59 and James '62.

The Class of 1929

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