Peter R. Faber ’58

Pete died May 31, 2012, at his home in John’s Island, Vero Beach, Fla., after a short battle with melanoma.

He came to Princeton from Ridgewood (N.J.) High School, where he was an accomplished athlete and active in student government.

At Princeton, Pete was a history major and a member of Cannon Club, where he served on the club’s bicker committee. He played freshman basketball and freshman and varsity baseball. After graduation, Pete entered the Marine Corps for three years of active service and continued for 25 years as a reservist, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.

Pete began his career at Connecticut General and Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., and after becoming a fellow in the Society of Actuaries, he worked for Buck Consultants in New York City for 30 years.

Upon retirement he lived in Vero Beach from October to June and in Dorset, Vt.,
during the summer. Pete was a former member of the board of governors of Morris County (N.J.) Golf Club and a member of John’s Island and Bent Pine clubs in Vero Beach and Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester, Vt.

Pete had lifelong friendships with Lou Edgar and Garry Thrasher.

The class extends sincere condolences to Kathy, Pete’s wife of 52 years whom he met on a blind date (thanks to Jim Gilbert) for Houseparties in 1956; sons Stephen ’83 and Paul ’85; brother Stephen ’64; and grandchildren Lauren, Emily, Kevin, and Ruby.