Krishna P. Singho ’78

Krishna died Aug. 24, 2020, of complications from multiple myeloma, which he had battled since 2007. 

Krishna came to Princeton from Elizabeth, N.J., having attended the Pingry School, then in nearby Hillside. He roomed with Mark Schaeffer and Jay Cady, joined the Tigertones with Alex Dallis, and was an enthusiastic member of Quadrangle Club. Krishna majored in English, with an eye toward a career in education. 

After Princeton Krishna spent a few years teaching at the Gilman School in Baltimore, where he discovered that teaching was not his calling after all. He spent the remainder of his career in Washington, D.C., in the fields of computerized litigation support and management-information systems. He spent many years at MCI Telecommunications, and was a recipient of that company’s Excellence in Service award. The bulk of his career was at the Department of Justice. He served as a project manager and was recognized with numerous honors and commendations. Ill health forced his retirement in 2018. 

Krishna was one of the more well-known members of our class during our college years, yet was surprisingly absent from most reunions and other events. Nevertheless, he cherished his ties to Old Nassau as well as his many friends and his faith community at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church.  

Most of all he cherished his family: his wife of 23 years, Hilary Cicogna Singho; and their son, Jack Singho. Jack’s birth was the subject of Krishna’s Class Notes entry in 2005, posted after he attended our 25th reunion and noticed that he’d “forgotten to have children.” The class joins Hilary and Jack in mourning his passing.