Margaret Ellen Peebles ’84

Ellen died Oct. 28, 2018, after a long struggle with alcohol addiction. She was 56.

Ellen was born in Princeton, N.J., and came to the University after attending Princeton public schools. Ellen majored in history, was a member of Charter Club and enjoyed playing trash percussion with the Princeton University Marching Band.

She was a talented writer and worked for a variety of publishing companies during her life, beginning with a summer in the Town Topics front office when she was at Princeton High School and culminating at Harvard Business Review, where she was a senior editor.

Ellen is survived by her sons, Alex Peebles-Capin and Henry Peebles-Capin; her parents, Alison and Jim *62; her sisters, Lesley ’82 and Marion DeMaria; her sons’ father, John Capin; and many adoring friends. We offer our sympathy to her family and friends. Donations in her memory may be made to Planned Parenthood.