Leonard J. Fliedner Jr. ’58

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Len died May 3, 2018, in Flushing, N.Y. He was 81.

He graduated from St. Andrew Avellino School and All Hallows Institute, where he was active on the yearbook and newspaper staffs.

At Princeton he majored in chemistry and was a member of Prospect Club, where he was active in interclub basketball and softball. Len was also a member of the Chemistry Club.

After graduation Len earned a master’s degree in organic chemistry in 1961 from Fordham, and he earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1965.

He worked in the pharmaceutical industry for DuPont, American Home Products, and Pfizer, producing a great many publications and patents.

Len is survived by sister Patricia Murray; nieces Nancy Murray and Carol Sylvan; and a great-niece and great-nephew. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.

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