Gordon D. Kinder III ’76

“Dyche” Kinder died March 8, 2013, in Seattle from lung cancer.

Dyche was raised in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and prepped at The Hill School. He followed his grandfather, father, and uncles to Princeton, majored in history and joined Ivy Club. Dyche was an erudite scholar and well known for quoting poetry, particularly that of W.B. Yeats. He roomed with John Funkhouser, Peter Crouch, and Sam Perkins.

After Princeton, Dyche followed his family tradition of studying law, and graduated from the University of Miami (Fla.) School of Law with an interest in environmental policy. He settled in Seattle and began his career as an independent insurance agent. He maintained correspondence with classmates and took great efforts to attend a few reunions. He enjoyed the sport of dry-fly fishing on rivers in South America, Russia, North America, and Sweden.

The class officers extend deepest sympathy to Dyche’s mother, Harriet; his brother, Duncan ’78; and his sister, Elizabeth.