Kirby Dwight Jr. ’49

Kirby died on Oct. 5, 1999, in Wakefield, R.I. He was 71. He came to Princeton from Exeter and majored in physics, graduating with highest honors. Kirby was a member of Court Club and the pistol team.

After graduation Kirby attended Harvard and it is believed that he earned a PhD. After leaving Harvard he worked first at MIT's Lincoln Lab, then went to Brown U. as a professor in the chemistry department. Kirby did not keep touch with the class and not much is known of his life.

His next of kin are listed as a daughter, Mariam Schwartz, and a son, Jon K. The class extends it sympathy to them for their loss.

The Class of 1949