Richard A. Berthold ’65

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Richard was born Sept. 18, 1943, in East Orange, N.J.

He graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. At Princeton, he majored in mathematics, graduating summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma XI, and took his meals at Terrace Club, where he was active in intramural sports and especially in volleyball. A quiet but highly accurate individual who was well-liked by his classmates and clubmates. Richard earned a master’s degree from Harvard in 1966.

His entire career was devoted to software development. Since computers were just developing, he taught himself computer programming and worked for Multicomp, Cortex, Attunity, and VBOS.

Richard died Nov. 25, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Cindy; stepsons Brian Schlicher, David Schlicher, and Matthew Schlicher; nine grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

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