Jerry Y. Carnegie Jr. ’73

Jerry died April 29, 2024. He was born in Nyack, N.Y., and attended Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia, N.Y.

At Princeton, Jerry was a member of Tiger Inn and roomed with (among others) Bill Hession, Jane King, Gil Mott, and Marilyn Carroll. He majored in mathematics and wrote his thesis on “The Methods of Conjugate Gradients for Solving Linear Systems.” His favorite non-academic activity was playing bridge.

Jerry became an enrolled actuary and a fellow of the Society of Actuaries. Most of his professional life was spent at Hewitt Associates, where he was a partner and the principal pension consultant to corporations such as Xerox and Citigroup. In 2004, Jerry retired and turned his attention to playing golf, coaching Little League baseball, and rooting for his Amazin’ Mets.

Jerry met his much-loved wife, Lynn, on a bus commuting into Manhattan. He is survived by Lynn and their four children, Jerry III ’04, Charles, Britt, and Karin. The class extends its sympathy to Jerry’s family.