Leslie Langdon Vivian Jr. ’42

The class, the university, and the Princeton community lost one of its most respected and well-loved individuals when Bud Vivian died Oct. 18, 1995, at his home in Vineyard Haven, Mass. For several years he had battled prostate cancer with grace and humor, never complaining. He retired from the university in 1986 as associate secretary and director of community affairs, after a lifetime of service to Princeton. This was covered in greater detail in the Nov. 22 paw.

Bud came to Princeton from Hotchkiss. In addition to athletic activities, he served on the undergraduate council, was chairman of the student-faculty association, class v.p., as well as secretary and president of Cap and Gown.

During WWII, he served in the 13th Armored Division and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal, and he attained the rank of major. After the war, his involvement with the class continued as a member of the executive committee and as the third president of the class. With typical modesty, using the whimsical pseudonym, Haynon E. Moose, he chronicled the contributions of many classmates in the 50th yearbook, never mentioning his own.

Along with his wife of 53 years, Tita; his son, Leslie III '67; and his daughters, Elinor, Ann, and Mary, we mourn the loss, but celebrate the life, of a loving, caring, dear friend, and classmate.

The Class of 1942