Richard W. Hemphill ’48

Dick was a lifelong resident of the Pittsburgh, Pa., area and an obstetrician-gynecologist in private practice.

He was born Sept. 28, 1927, in Apollo, Pa., entered Princeton in 1945, and majored in psychology. He was in Campus Club, a member of the band, and on the debate team. After time away for Army service, he graduated from Princeton in 1949 and from medical school at the University of Pittsburgh in 1953.

He was on the staff and a board member of Magee Women’s Hospital, a clinical professor at his medical school, and a leader of local groups in his professional specialty. He retired in 1991. He and his wife, Peggy, who predeceased him, were married for 60 years.

Dick died Jan. 10, 2018, after a period of ill health, at home. He is survived by children Vito and Pamela Barkus, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.