Richard W. Knorr ’57

Dick died March 11, 2005. He was 69.

He prepared for Princeton at Scranton [Pa.] Central High School. At Princeton, Dick majored in civil engineering, received a Naval ROTC scholarship, and joined Cannon Club. He was an excellent athlete in track and football. In his senior year he won the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) 35-pound weight throw in 1957. His senior-year roommates were Russ Reck and Dean Updike.

After graduation Dick spent three years in the Navy's Civil Engineering Corps. Much of the rest of his career was spent in New England in civil engineering and computer science positions such as senior sales rep with Perkin-Elmer in Waltham, Mass. He also attended Northeastern University's graduate school.

He enjoyed tennis and choral singing in church and community groups, and loved his children and family.

To his fiancee, Jo Anne; daughters Sandy, Betsy, and Patty; his six grandchildren; and brothers Jim and Walter; the class sends its condolences.

The Class of 1957