Henry Dean Kedenburg ’68

Dean passed away at home in Carlsbad, Calif., April 10, 2023. 

He came to us from Berner High School in Massapequa, N.Y., where he was “active on Wednesdays” according to his own description in the Nassau Herald. Dean bickered with us in January 1966 and signed on with Cannon Club but left the University in February to join the Navy, where he served as a quartermaster. Upon mustering out, he reentered Princeton with the Class of 1971, but always called 1968 his home. Dean brought with him his new wife and daughter and lived off campus while majoring in politics. Again, by his own description, he was “active in the King’s Inn darts team.” 

Following graduation, Dean matriculated at Rutgers, where he received a Ph.D. in anthropology. His life followed a somewhat eclectic course from there. In his own words, his career included “itinerant laborer in medical research, university teaching, computer technology, real estate development and construction, and a few other things I’ve forgotten.” He was a frequent attendee at our major reunions and loved to party with all his classmates and clubmates. 

The class extends its deepest sympathies to his wide group of friends and adopted family in California.