Howard Joel Krongard ’61

    Cookie died May 3, 2023, after a long bout with cancer. 

Born and raised in Baltimore, he came to us from Baltimore City College. At Princeton, he majored in history, dined at Tiger Inn, and was a Keyceptor and in Orange Key. He roomed with Dick Conger. And, oh yes, he played a little lacrosse. First team All-American, with much more to follow. 

After a law degree at Harvard and studying at Cambridge University in international law, Cookie’s legal career was spent with two law firms (Cravath, Swain & Moore, and Freshfields) and two international accounting firms (Peat Marwick and Deloitte). Then followed two years as the inspector general of the Department of State under Secretary Condoleezza Rice, and in several other public-service positions of leadership.

Cookie’s career in lacrosse was no less stellar. He was a superstar whose competitive life continued into his late 70s. He was a shoo-in for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1985. He was 1961’s president for five years and served the class and the University in many other ways. This short memorial does not do justice to a truly remarkable life.

Cookie is survived by his son, Ken; daughter Mara Lynn Shreck ’96; four grandchildren; and his brother Buzzy ’58. There was a celebration of his life on campus Sept. 30.