Richard Cushing Bell ’46

Dick Bell died Mar. 4, 1996, in New Orleans from liver failure resulting from hepatitis. Dick had recovered from a stroke in 1994 and seemed in fine shape until this hit him in February.

Dick graduated from Northwood School in Lake Placid, N.Y. He served in the Pacific as a Navy ensign. Back at Princeton, Dick won the Lynde Debate Prize in 1947 and headed for Harvard Business School for his MBA. Back in New Orleans, Dick ran the TasteeFreeze franchise and was active in real estate ventures. He was president of many organizations including Goodwill Industries, the Foreign Relations Assn., the Princeton Alumni Assn., and the Louisiana Historical Assn. He was an elder of the St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church.

Dick's brother, Bryan '41, in delivering the eulogy recalled Dick's "joie de vivre, sense of humor, high moral integrity, spiritual commitment, and amazing intellect." Dick's sterling character was put to a real test eight years ago when his wife, Phyllis, was murdered.

To his children, Abby Katherine Peirce, Allison, and Stuart; to Dick's brothers, Bryan '41 and Jim '45; his sister Helen Wagner, and their families, we send our deepest sympathy.

We will miss this stalwart friend and loyal Princetonian. We will always remember Dick with great affection.

The Class of 1946