Michael Patrick Dusenberry ’68

Mike died of a stroke Dec. 13, 2002, in Monterey, Calif.; he was 56. He was born in Princeton, grew up in Huntington, N.Y., and prepared at Salisbury School. He followed his father, Charles '34, grandfather, James '10, and two uncles to Princeton, where Mike was on the cycling team. After graduation, he received a master's from USC.

Mike was a writer who worked as a computer programmer to support himself and his family. He was a member of the Santa Cruz Poet Society, Writer's Guild, and Carmel Mission Parish. Mike's second novel, Master of the World, was published by Ashley Books in 1978. Two other novels, Two Fledglings and Mandates from Heaven, will be available later this year at Xlibris.com. His last work, The New Rapture (Meditations on Virida Gray), is a collection of poems. It is available at major online bookstores.

Mike is remembered by family and friends as a bright, kind, and gentle person with a wonderful sense of humor. He is survived by his wife, Connie, son Patrick, daughter Sarah, mother Jane, brother John, and sister Charlotte Lesser. To them, the class extends its profound sympathy.

The Class of 1968