Hirsh Eli Barmatz ’59

Hirsh died Oct. 11, 2004. He was living in Denver, Colo., at the time of his death, and had been battling cancer for several years.

Hirsh was born in Denver and attended East High School there. At Princeton he majored in biology, was on the varsity track team, sang in the Glee Club and choir, and took his meals at Terrace Club.

Following graduation Hirsh earned a medical degree from the University of Colorado. He interned for a year at the University of California hospitals in San Francisco, then spent two years as a captain in the Army at Fort Dix, N.J., where he began training in ophthalmology. He returned to Denver in 1966, where he completed his residency in ophthalmology.

Hirsh began his practice with two other ophthalmologists in Denver in 1969, and later established his own practice. In 1997 he joined a multispecialty group as the designated ophthalmologist, but retired from active practice after three years and split his time between Denver and Palm Desert, Calif. He served Princeton as a Schools Committee member.

Hirsh is survived by Alice, his wife of 45 years; three daughters, Heidi, Stacy, and Mitzi; and five grandchildren, to all of whom the class extends its sympathy.

The Class of 1959