Richard Holliday Kersten ’61

Dick died April 26, 2019, at his home in Pleasantville, N.Y., after years of living with cancer.

Born in Summit, N.J., he came to us from Chatham High School. At Princeton he was in the Freshman Glee Club and the Student Banner Agency and joined Key and Seal. Dick left Princeton during junior year and ultimately earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Newark College of Engineering (now NJIT) while also serving as an officer in the New Jersey National Guard. He then embarked on a 29-year career with IBM as a field systems engineer. After retiring from IBM he joined a real-estate appraisal firm.

Dick married his high school sweetheart, Doris, in 1964. A longtime resident of Pleasantville, he served on the village board for 19 years, was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, and was an active member of the Rotary. He attended our 40th and 50th reunions as well as other occasional class events.

Dick is survived by Doris, children Karen and Ted, grandchildren Vera and Roy, and sister Katherine Wallman.