Richard Hunter Carter ’35

Dick Carter, son of Russell Carter 1888, and born in Silver Bay, N.Y., died on Oct. 26, 1999, in Spring Valley, Calif., at age 86. He prepared for Princeton at Montclair [N.J.] H.S., where he played varsity basketball and was a member of the band, orchestra, and student government board. At Princeton, he lettered in freshman lacrosse, played in the university's marching band and orchestra, and graduated with honors in chemical engineering. Less than a year later, Dick married the former Winifred J. Peck and got a job with Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. They later moved to Scotia, N.Y., where Dick worked for GE for 17 years. Next came a cross-country hop to Costa Mesa, Calif., where he held various engineering jobs at Rockwell Intl. for 15 years. A final move came in 1991, when he retired to Mt. Miguel Covenant Village, Spring Valley, Calif., and went to work part-time using a favorite hobby-woodworking.

Dick was an enthusiastic participant in community activities. His favorites included coaching Little League baseball and youth basketball, square dancing, church school, and adult education. The Carters celebrated 63 years of married life before Dick died. In addition to wife "Winnie" and children Barbara and Stewart, his survivors include seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A brother, Russell Carter Jr. '30, died Sept. 7, 1965.

The Class of 1935