Richard Raymond Gratton ’68

After a prolonged battle with depression, Dick died on Feb. 7, 2001 — a belated casualty of the Vietnam War. He was 54. Memorial donations may be made to the Vietnam Veterans of America.

Dick came to Princeton from the Webb School. He majored in biology, was an excellent rugby player and an enthusiastic member of Tiger Inn. In 1969 he was commissioned in the Army, and served in the 5th SFGp in Vietnam 1970-71. He was awarded the CIB, the Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart. He married Susan Dougherty in Jan. 1972.

He received a master's in environmental science from Rutgers in 1974. From 1976-85, Dick worked for Pacific Telephone in San Francisco, then opening Smallfrys, which he operated from 1985 forward.

Dick was a voracious reader with a special interest in espionage, both fiction and nonfiction. He was a superb tennis and chess player, and an avid hiker, especially to Mount Tamalpais near Sausalito.

The world is a poorer place for Dick's passing, and the class extends to his mother, Olga, sister Barbara, former wife, Susan, and daughters, Allison and Christine, its deepest condolences.

The Class of 1968