Richard D. Slone ’68

Rick died Nov. 28, 2020, of complications from long-standing health issues, but remained stoic, even upbeat, to the last.

He was born Aug. 17, 1946, in Pittsburgh and attended Taylor Allderdice, where he was a stellar athlete and student. At Princeton Rick majored in history, played football and baseball, roomed in Lockhart Lair, and ate at Cottage. After graduation he taught in Hawaii, later eventually settling in Ketchum, Idaho.

Rick was a serious writer, publishing two books, Brown Shoe and Thirst, and a myriad of articles for various publications. He was a passionate surfer, an inveterate traveler and photographer, and a true adventurer, driving across North Africa, hiking in the Andes, sailing off Hawaii, and participating in an attempt on Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas. Those who knew him best would not have been surprised had he swum the Panama Canal or joined the French Foreign Legion. Rick was always ready with a gentle, somewhat bemused, observation on the absurdities of life.

He is survived by his son, Cary;  his daughter-in-law, Cassidy; and his grandson, Palmer. To them, his ex-wife Joyce Marcus, and his sister Hillary Cohen and her family, the class extends its heartfelt sympathy.