Nelson Nuys Van Dungan ’33

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Nels died on May 28,1997, in Somerville, N.J.

He grew up in Somerville and prepared at Blair Academy. He played freshman baseball and sang in the Glee Club at Princeton. After college, he earned a law degree from New York U. Law School.

Nels had a long, varied, and distinguished career in Army Intelligence during the war, having been stationed on Governor's Island in New York, in Fort Campbell, Ky., and in London. He remained interested in this field for the rest of his life and wrote extensively on the subject for publication.

After the war, Nels returned to Somerville, where he enjoyed the practice of law for the rest of his career. He served on the ethics committee of the State Bar Assn. and on the board of trustees of the Somerville Free Public Library. He was an elder of the United Reformed Church for many years.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Dzintra Jaunarajs Dungan, a son, Charles Nelson, a daughter, Anita '74, and three grandchildren, to whom we extend our sympathy.

The Class of 1933

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