Jefferson Chandler Wright ’52

Jeff Wright died Feb. 20, 2007, in Paris, succumbing after a long fight against the effects of four strokes since 1995.

A native of Pasadena, Calif., Jeff prepared for Princeton at Cate School in Santa Barbara.

After entering Princeton he attained instant notoriety as a member of a gang of four who, in a daring nighttime caper, scaled the Nassau Hall bell tower and stole the

clapper. Thereafter, he majored in modern languages, served in the NROTC, rowed on the freshman lightweight crew, and belonged to Colonial Club.

After a stint in the Navy and four years in stateside businesses, Jeff worked in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Belgium, first for Lockheed, then as managing director of Sweco Europe, and finally was self-employed in aircraft sales. He retired to Provence, then moved to Paris because of poor health.

A lifelong sailor, Jeff, with his family as crew, sailed the seas surrounding Western Europe from the Aegean to the Baltic. He made time for Princeton, serving as president of the Princeton Club of Brussels.

Jeff leaves his devoted wife, Sara; his children, Jeff, Catherine, and Elizabeth; and eight grandchildren. All of them, as well as a host of his friends, gathered for his memorial service at the American Cathedral in Paris.