Richard Kates Paynter III ’51

When Dick died June 26, 2006, the class lost its longtime secretary. From 1966 to 2001 he wrote 700 columns for PAW and many memorials.

It would be hard to think of Dick without remembering Pat, too — it all began when she typed his thesis. They were married in June 1951.

He came from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., the son of R.K. Paynter Jr. '25. A history major, Dick roomed with Jim Rose and Henry Tifft and was a member of Colonial.

Dick was in advertising in New York, principally with Doremus & Co. A longtime member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Princeton, he was a docent at Drumthwacket and a Princeton Historical Society guide, and was active in the Alumni Council and the Rockingham Association.

Pat died in 2003, and Dick retreated more and more into a private world. His service was at Trinity, and his '51 pin with the logo he had created for our 25th was interred with him.

He and Pat are survived by their children Jonathan, David, and Ann, and two grandchildren. His brother, Grenville '53, predeceased him. In our hearts, there will always be a special place for Dick in our P-rade.