Richard H. Kessler ’59

Dick died on Dec. 26, 2001, in NYC, after a brief battle with cancer.

Dick was born and grew up in NYC. He attended Millbrook School in preparation for Princeton. At Princeton he majored in the special program in European civilization, German division, roomed with Jon Rickert, Tom Riggs, and Kent Smith, served as social and junior bicker chairman for Elm Club, and drilled with Army ROTC, later serving in Army intelligence.

After Princeton, Dick attended Wake Forest Law School and NYU Graduate Law School, receiving a degree in international law. He began practice in Winston-Salem, N.C., then went on to serve as corporate counsel at Pan American Airways, Trans-World Airways, and the City of New York. In retirement, Dick devoted himself to learning the history of NYC, and was an active member of the Princeton Club of New York.

Dick is survived by his wife, Janet Page; his daughters Cia Kessler, Adrienne Franklin, and Susan Neill; three sisters; and four grandchildren, to whom the class extends its condolences.

The Class of 1959