Kenneth E. Hubbard ’68

Ken died Sept. 21, 2024, in Tampa, Fla., of prostate cancer.

He came to us from Islip (N.Y.) High School. At Princeton, he was active as the layout editor for the 1967 Bric-a-Brac, vice president of Eta Kappa Nu honorary society, and was a member of IEEE. He majored in electrical engineering and ate at Elm Club. Senior year he roomed with Stephen Richer in 1903 Hall.

After graduating, Ken’s first job was with Grumman Corp. in Bethpage, N.Y., where he worked on the lunar landing module and shortly thereafter married his high school sweetheart. In 1971, he earned a master’s degree in engineering from UCLA on a fellowship from Hughes Aircraft. He then went to work for his father-in-law and built a 160-bed health-care facility in Fishkill, N.Y. He qualified as a New York State licensed nursing home administrator and later became CFO of that facility.

After living in Millbrook, N.Y., for 29 years, Ken and Betsy moved to Tampa in 2006, where he became the corporate controller of Greystone Healthcare Management, from which he retired in 2014. His hobbies centered around trout fishing and hiking.

Ken was predeceased by his daughter Amanda. The class extends its deepest sympathies to his widow, Betsy; daughter Laura; grandsons Chase, Colin, and Aiden; and his extended family.