Richard N. Fryberger ’58

Dick died Aug. 6, 2023, in Watertown, Mass. He was 89.

He came to Princeton from the Gilman School, where he played football and lacrosse. At Princeton, Dick majored in architecture and was a member of Colonial Club and Army ROTC. His roommates were Kev Maloy, Bill Trimble, and Ernie Franklin.

After graduation, Dick worked in San Francisco, met his ROTC obligation, and returned to Princeton, where he joined the University planning department. Then he moved on to Harvard for the development of the Kennedy School of Government and participated in creating master plans for the School of Education and Radcliffe College. He directed the Harvard Planning Office for 15 years, and then for 12 years ran Harvard’s Allston Initiative, creating a new campus across the Charles River next to the Business School.

In Cambridge, he met and married Nancy Hoadley. Continuing his love of racing, he and Nancy sailed worldwide, and he also raced cars. When he retired, his successor said: “I am in awe of Dick’s accomplishments and his capacity for creative and insightful planning solutions over his decades at Harvard.”

Dick is survived by Nancy. The class extends its deepest sympathy to her.