Leighton Laughlin ’49

Leighton died Aug. 21, 2020, at his Vermont home.

He graduated from Deerfield, served briefly in the Marines, and entered Princeton in the fall of 1945. His father was a member of the Class of 1912. Leighton joined Cap and Gown, majored in psychology, and married Carin Moore at the end of sophomore year. He celebrated the first day of senior comprehensives with the birth of his son, Toby.

Leighton returned to Princeton and joined what became the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. He then went into the financial field, spending much of his professional life as an investment adviser for Clark Dodge, Tucker Anthony, and other firms. His final job was as senior vice president of wealth management at the Princeton office of the Royal Bank of Canada.

Leighton and Carin (who was a noted watercolor artist) had four children: Leighton Jr. (Toby), Christopher (Buzz), Alexander, and Carin L. Hoffman; and 10 grandchildren who were “a special part of my life,” as he put it. After Carin’s death, he  married Ann N. Bartle, mother of Amanda, Fred, and Matt, and added six step-grandchildren to the extended family. Our sympathy and condolences go to Ann and the entire family.