Richard T. West ’45

Dick West died May 3, 2013, after a long illness.

Dick entered Princeton in 1941 after graduating from Episcopal High School, where he had been an outstanding athlete and at the top of his class scholastically. He continued his well-rounded per-formance at Princeton: He was the captain of the freshman football, freshman baseball, varsity foot-ball, and varsity baseball teams and was named to the All-Ivy football team. In addition to the Poe Cup, Dick was awarded the Pyne Prize. Dick was an avid member of Cottage Club.

Between his sophomore and junior years, Dick served in the Army and married the love of his life, Jane Smith, who was with him at Princeton for his junior and senior years. In 1948 he received his bachelor’s degree in economics magna cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Dick was definitely a man for all seasons!

Dick retired as a principal of Weaver Bros. Inc., where he established a very successful insurance division.

In addition to Jane, Dick is survived by his daughter, Sally; sons Richard ’74 and Thomas ’79; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The class expresses its sympathy to the family on their loss of this outstanding classmate.