Richard Ralston Hough ’39

TWO LIVES FILLED with accomplishment and service ended tragically on July 9, 1992, when Dick and his wife died in the crash of their personal plane shortly after takeoff from Concord, N.H.

Dick, winner of highest academic honors and a world-record holder in swimming the breaststroke, continued enthusiastic participation in Princeton activities after graduation. Our Class president from 1959 to 1964, he also played a major role in fundraising for the University. He served Princeton as trustee for 27 years and was chairman of the board's Grounds and Buildings Committee.

During WWII, working for Bell Laboratories, he was instrumental in the development of naval and antiair-craft radar. In 1961 President Kennedy appointed him to head Project Beacon, a study of the most efficient and safest uses of air space.

In his long career with AT&T., he became president of Long Lines and finally executive V.P., a position overseeing all Bell System engineering and network activities. After retiring, he went on to serve numerous corporate and institutional boards, while also indulging with Jane on their mutual passions for travel, tennis, skiing and flying.

The loss of these two vital, generous friends leaves a formidable gap in our Class ranks. To their six children and 13 grandchildren, we offer our heartfelt sympathy.

The Class of 1939