Richard Benjamin Emery ’55

Dick died Nov. 30, 2006, at home in Tucson after a long bout with colon and liver cancer.

He prepared at Montclair (N.J.) High School, earning all-state honors in football and baseball. At Princeton, Dick majored in geology and was the leading pitcher on the baseball team. Among many football achievements (and most celebrated) was his last-minute pass that enabled us to beat Yale at New Haven in 1954. Senior year Dick roomed in Tiger Inn with Charlie Bray, Beck Fisher, Dick Frye, Jack Henn, and Rich Thompson.

After Princeton, Dick served two years in the Army at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., where he began a lifelong hobby of collecting, cutting, and polishing stones that he made into beautiful jewelry. After the Army he spent 30 years in management at New York Telephone Co. and AT&T. He lived in Essex Fells, N.J., where he was active in community and Princeton alumni activities.

Upon retiring to Tucson, Dick vigorously continued his "rocks-to-jewelry" hobby and contributed his management skills to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

The class extends deepest sympathy to Carolyn, his beloved wife of 50 years; daughters Susan, Jill, Betsy, and their spouses; and six grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ 85743.