Jonathan E. Clodfelter ’93

Jonathan died Mar. 8, 2002, in an avalanche on the summit of Mount Judah, near Lake Tahoe. Jonathan came to Princeton from Seven Hills School in Cincinnati, where he was born and raised. He majored in economics, joined Charter Club, and served as co-editorial chair of the Daily Princetonian.

Jonathan was a bit of a nomad, picking up and moving from DC to Boston and then to San Francisco, working as an investment banker for Hambrecht & Quist.

He loved California and was an active outdoorsman — skiing in Tahoe, mountain biking, and surfing. Last year, he took a severance package when J.P. Morgan acquired H&Q and used it to undertake his "freedom tour" of the US, visiting many classmates across the country.

It's hard not to smile when thinking of Jonathan—remembering one of his many witty remarks, provocative political pontifications, or his favorite retort to an overly liberal comment: "You've GOT to be kidding me." We'll remember those moments, and Jonathan's huge grin and big heart.

To his parents, David and Carolyn, his brother, David, and his sister, Sarah, the class extends its deepest sympathies.

The Class of 1993