Nicholas A. Gallo Jr. ’62

Nicholas died Feb. 6, 2023, after a series of falls.

Entering Princeton from Haverford (Pa.) High School, Nicholas majored in chemical engineering and ate at Terrace Club. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School and married Cynthia Jacob. They were together 55 years until his death.

Nicholas began his career as an attorney at Johnson & Johnson. Within a few years he held executive positions there, including serving as president of one of J&J’s subsidiaries. Leaving J&J in the mid-’70s, he and a few former colleagues formed a consulting company that provided advice to health-care businesses. The consulting business gave rise to other opportunities and led to the formation in 1991 of DMS Laboratories, which pioneered the development of in-office test kits for canine and feline blood typing. At the time of his death Nicholas served as the company’s president and chairman of the board. He was also a partner in the New York law firm of Gallo & Darmanian.

He and Cynthia lived in Stanton, N.J., but also kept an apartment in New York, spending most weekends pursuing their love of opera, theater, and good food.

To Cynthia, the class extends its condolences.