Richard B. Warren ’51

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Dick was born April 15, 1929, in Reno, Nev., to Frank and Dorothy Cameron Warren.

He graduated from Phillips Andover Academy in 1947. At Princeton he was an architecture major and a member of Triangle Club and Colonial Club. He was active in crew and rugby. He roomed with David Fogle and Charlie Ilsley.

After graduation and two years in the Army, Dick worked at a number of jobs and lived in various places in search of the occupation and climate that suited him the most. He worked for W.R. Grace in Santiago, Chile; Foote Cone & Belding; and N.W. Ayer & Son. He taught Spanish at The Hill School and finally settled in California.

He earned a master’s degree in Spanish at Stanford University and another in art history at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dick chose teaching as a career, serving as professor of art history at local community colleges. He retired in 1987 and moved to Sea Ranch, Calif., where he volunteered in community service and taught art appreciation for years.

In the end he lived at Valley Manor in Medford, Ore., where he died March 12, 2016. Witty, articulate, and outgoing, he lives on in the memory of his friends.

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