Richard D. Chadwick-collins ’36

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Chad died Oct. 16, 2003. He was 88.

A graduate of Episcopal Academy of Overbrook, Pa., he earned his Princeton degree in art and archaeology cum laude, and was a member of Colonial Club.

In 1939 he received a law degree from Penn. He was first employed as legal counsel for the Atlantic Refining Co. (later Atlantic-Richfield) in Philadelphia and in Brazil, followed by serving as president of ARCO in Venezuela, then becoming a partner in a top law firm in Caracas, his home for many years. He was active up to his last years as a consultant on major oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects.

During WWII, Chad served two years as an ambulance driver for the American Field Service in Burma.

Chad is survived by his wife, the former Marianne Condoleon; a son, James Mark; daughters Marie-Dominique and Marianne Diana; and six grandchildren. His late brother, J. M. Chadwick-Collins, was Class of '34. Chad was a loyal Princetonian and classmate.

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