Michael Stonehill ’61

Born in NYC on Mar. 10, 1940, Mike Stonehill died on Apr. 6, 1999, in Boca Raton. Raised in Plainfield, N.J., Mike was a graduate of Plainfield H.S.

At Princeton, he roomed with Jim Zirin, Peter Hyde, Chuck Frisbie, and Paul Putney. An economics major, he was administrative manager of the Prince and was involved in several campus religious organizations.

Following graduation, Mike earned an MBA from Stanford in 1964. His early career was in the advertising business, where he played a major role in the creation of NyQuil. He then taught in inner city schools in Chicago for eight years, after which he worked for Palermo Real Estate in Chicago, while continuing to volunteer in the inner city schools. In 1996 Mike retired and moved to Boca Raton, where he remained involved in classroom teaching in the school system.

Mike died at home from complications following surgery. He is survived by a sister, Georgia Larky, a brother, Charles Stonehill, and three nephews, three nieces, five grandnephews, and five grandnieces. We are indebted to his niece, Susan Stonehill of Cheshire, Conn., for her help with this memorial. With her and Mike's other survivors, the class mourns his passing.

The Class of 1961

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