Richard G. Potts ’64 *67

Dick passed away Dec. 3, 2023, after a short and hard-fought battle against lymphoma. He grew up in Essex Fells, N.J., attended Grover Cleveland High School, and was a proud member of the DeMolay bagpipe band.

At Princeton, Dick majored in civil engineering, graduated Phi Beta Kappa, was VP of the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, ate at Court Club, and roomed with Andy Shrake all four years. Princeton granted him an M.S. in civil engineering in 1967.

Dick began his career at a startup computer company but soon moved on to the Arthur D. Little consulting firm, where he worked for 15 years as a programming expert in R&D, for sensitive high tech government projects. He then joined MIT/Lincoln Labs, where he supported government national security programs.

Following retirement in 2004, Dick and his wife of 42 years, Lynne, settled in Pepperell, Mass. He was active in community affairs, and served as director of Pepperell Community Media, where he and his team developed a local-access cable organization used as a model by other towns.

Dick was known for his kind, gentle ways, curious intellect and strong moral compass. Our class extends its condolences to Lynne and their family.