Joseph A. Carragher Jr. ’53

Red died Jan. 29, 2025, in Pawleys Island, S.C.

He was born in Newark, and grew up in Colonia, N.J., attending The Pingry School prior to coming to Princeton. He was a cheerleader and member of Charter Club. He majored in English in the Special Program in American Civilization and wrote his senior thesis on “Twilight in California: A Study of John Steinbeck.”

He treasured his lifelong Princeton friends and through the years was in regular touch with Dodds Buchanan, Hugh Richardson, Jim Green, Ian MacFarlane, and others who also settled in Atlanta.

Red followed in his father’s footsteps founding Carragher Home Improvement in Colonia. He was a general contractor and became a licensed real estate broker. He went on to earn his law degree from Seton Hall Law School in 1960 and moved to Atlanta in 1963, working in real estate and law. He and his wife, Paulette, moved to Pawleys Island in 2018.

Red is survived by his wife of 63 years, Paulette; his son, Geoffrey; daughters Rena and Sassy; and six grandchildren.