Peter T. Kikis ’44

Pete died March 1, 2013.

He prepared at New Rochelle High School. At Princeton he played 150-pound football and boxed and was a member of Campus Club. He roomed with Art Barber, John Eide, Bud Friesell, and Fred Githler. He accelerated and graduated summa cum laude in three years.

Pete was a captain in the Army and arrived in France on D-Day plus seven. He served under Gen. Patton in the Battle of the Bulge and once was listed as missing in action. Postwar he was commandant of the Dachau Prison Camp, holding German prisoners for Nuremburg trials.

In New York, he became a real-estate developer, ship owner, and the builder of Sutton House. An intercollegiate bridge champion, he was a backgammon player who in the 1960s was ranked among the top 10 players in the world. In his later years he devoted himself to Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism, an organization promoting Greek culture. He loved Princeton and was generous with his gifts.

He married Helen Kalevas in 1955; she died in 2008. He is survived by his son, Thomas ’83, and his wife, Stephanie; and three grandchildren, Elena, Peter, and Terrell. To his family and friends, Pete was a role model in all aspects of life.