John Dennis Rycroft ’49

Dennis died Oct. 3, 1997, of pancreatic cancer. He was 70. Dennis prepared at Horace Mann School and served in the Air Force prior to coming to Princeton in 1946. At Princeton he majored in economics, was a member of Cloister Inn, and worked at the U-Store.

After Princeton, Dennis received an MA in business administration from Columbia and joined the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson & Co., where he worked for 31 years in New York, Mexico City, Brussels, and Philadelphia. He took early retirement in 1983 and returned to Gladwyne, Pa., and had a winter home in Ft. Lauderdale. He served on the faculty of Villanova U., teaching accounting and auditing until 1989.

Dennis married Doris Palmer in 1955, and they had two children. They enjoyed playing bridge, swimming, and traveling. They visited some 30 countries in retirement. He loved his years at Princeton and enjoyed the reunions he was able to attend.

Dennis ias survived by Doris, daughter Leslie Susan, son David, a brother, and three grandchildren. To them all we extend our deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1949