Michael N. Ambler ’58

Mike died Sept. 6, 2025, of complications following a fall. He was 89.

He came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter Academy, where he played squash, rowed crew, and was in the glee club. At Princeton, he rowed freshman lightweight crew. He majored in history and was a member of Tower Club.

After graduation, he went to Columbia Law School, served in the Army for a year and then worked for Sullivan & Cromwell, later leaving to join the tax law department at Mobil Corp., rising to be general tax counselor. He concluded his career at Texaco, where he served as general tax counsel.

Mike was a member of the Union Club in New York, and the Quogue Beach Club and Quogue Field Club in Quogue, as well as the Thursday Evening Club and the Pilgrims. He also served as board chairman of the College of New Rochelle, from which he received an honorary doctorate.

Mike married Marsha Dancy in 1961, and they had two sons, Michael and Christian. They, as well as two daughters-in-law, five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter, all survive him. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them.