Richard K. Orr ’52

Dick died Nov. 25, 2013.

International oilman and friend of parolees, he came to Princeton from Blair Academy, majored in history, and joined Elm. He left sophomore year for Army OCS and served until 1954. He returned to Princeton, winning a Hibben scholarship and graduating with the Class of 1957 as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Dick held a range of jobs with international responsibilities at Exxon Corp. until he retired in 1993. In retirement he started a nationally recognized program for mentoring parolees and probationers.

Dick’s wife, Setsuko, died in 2011. He is survived by two sons, Richard and Michael, to whom the class offers condolences, with appreciation of their father’s service to society and to our country.