Joseph W. Gillespie ’60

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Joe died May 10, 2017, in Newport Beach, Calif.

He came to Princeton from East Aurora High School in Aurora, Ill. At Princeton, he played freshman football and one year of varsity football. He joined Tiger Inn and majored in economics. Working in University food services, Joe developed a sideline in catering the late-night card games that were a feature of the active social life of the third entry of Little Hall, where he roomed with Alan Strassman and Dan Woolley.

After Princeton, Joe did not contribute to our several reunion books, so his post-graduate career is unclear. He moved to the Bay Area of California and later migrated to Newport Beach, where he is survived by his wife, Diane, to whom we offer our sympathies.

 

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