Joel Charles Leuchter ’52

Joel Leuchter died following a massive heart attack on Feb. 7, 1999, while visiting his brother, Ben Zion, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Joel had driven from his home in Bradenton, to bring Ben, who suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease, a new computer. Joel and Ben had worked closely on the family-owned newspaper, the Vineland Times-Journal, as publisher and editor respectively.

At Princeton he belonged to Campus Club, majored in economics, belonged to the Press Club, served as campus correspondent for the NY Herald-Tribune and the Newark Star Ledger, and played five club sports. He rhapsodized about his three years in the navy, divided between sea duty and the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

At the Times-Journal, Joel pioneered in the use of offset printing and computerized phototypesetting. He also developed a large commercial printing business, which included Women's Wear Daily. His longtime friend, David Rosenberg MD '54, said of Joel, "He was a brilliant businessman and the financial strength of Vineland Times."

Joel is survived by his widow, Hope, children Deborah, Max, Joshua, Rebecca, and Ruth, and stepchildren Summer and Daphne Parrish, and a grandson, Joseph. We offer them our deepest condolences.

The Class of 1952