Richard D. Donley ’52

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Dick graduated from Gilman. At Princeton, he majored in history, joined Cap, played lacrosse and 150-pound football, and belonged to the Republican Club and the Advertising Forum. He roomed with Ben Moore, Larry Austin, and Phil Porter.

He served in the field artillery, then had a long and successful career at L.R. McCoy & Co., a lumber-merchandising company.

Dick died Nov. 22, 2020, and is survived by his three children, Anne, Douglas, and Diane.

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