Richard Springer Huckin ’28
DICK HUCKIN died Nov. 9,1990, at Concord, Mass., after a long illness with both Parkinsons and Alzheimer's diseases. He graduated from Englewood, NJ., H.S. At Princeton he was on the track squad, majored in politics, was in the R.O.T.C., and was a member of Elm Club. He studied for a year at Columbia Law School, and received his law degree from N.Y.U.
Dick served his entire career as a lawyer in Ridgewood, NJ. He served as the recorder for the village of Ridgewood, was president of the Paterson, Passaic, Ridgewood P.A.A., and was also on the schools committee. He was a deacon in the West Side Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood.
Dick married Louise Macalester Sept. 19, 1935. They had one daughter, Virginia (Mrs. George Dixon). He is survived by Louise, Virginia, and a grandson Gregory. Dicles brother, Paul. T. '31 is deceased.
Dick and Louise went to Brevard, N.C., for retirement and lived there for more than ten years. in order to be near their daughter, they later moved to the New England Deaconess Assn. Retirement Home in Concord, Mass.
Dick was always an enthusiastic supporter of Princeton, and attended numerous reunions. His classmates remember and admire him as a courageous gentleman and a warm friend, and their sympathy is with Louise and his family.
The Class of 1928
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