Richard Gordon Rausch ’49 *57

Dick died Feb. 9, 1999, in Freeman Township, Maine, of lung cancer. He was 74. He came to Princeton from Madison [N.J.] H.S. after service in the Army Air force in the Pacific during WWII. He majored in mechanical engineering, graduating with high honors and was Phi Beta Kappa. He also received his master's and doctorate degrees from the university.

Dick taught strength of materials at Princeton and then went to Bell Labs, where he specialized in guidance systems for missiles and space exploration.

As of 1969, he was listed as retired. His obituary indicates that he enjoyed playing several musical instruments and working on his homestead in Madison Township.

He is survived by his wife, Ardy, and a brother, Dr. John M. Jr. *49. The class extends sympathy to them both.

The Class of 1949