Richard Redwood Deupree Jr. ’36

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Dick died on Feb. II, 1989, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was born on Oct 3, 1914, in Cincinnati and prepared at the Tome School. At Princeton, he majored in history and was an editorial writer for the Daily Princetonian. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1939.

Dick entered the Navy in 1943 and, after serving in the Pacific Theater, was honorably discharged as a lieuten¬ant (j.g.) in 1945. He then spent his professional career with the law firm of Dinsmore and Shohl in Cincinnati. For many years, he served Princeton on its Schools Com¬mittee and as an officer of the Princeton Club of South¬ern Ohio. He was active in Princeton's last two major fund-raising drives. Active in community affairs, Dick was an officer or trustee of the Cincinnati Country Day School, the Cincinnati Historical Society, the Children's Hospital, and the public library. He also was a vestryman and warden of his Episcopal church and served the Epis¬copal Church Foundation. Dick was a member of the Commonwealth Club, the Queen City Club, and the Cin¬cinnati Country Club. Dick's hobbies were bird-watching and "Rya" rug-weaving.

He is survived by his widow, Ann Taylor, whom he married in 1937; sons Thomas R. '62, Richard R. III, and Cabel T.; a daughter, Susan D. Jones; a brother, James '42; a sister, Elizabeth D. Goldsmith; and six grandchil¬dren. Here was a man who loved Princeton and his class and will be sorely missed by a host of friends.

The Class of 1936

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