Roger M. Poor ’71

Roger, one of our class’s globe-trotting financial managers, died July 14, 2024, in Laurel, Md.

Born in New York City, Roger came to Princeton with the Class of 1969 from Hopkins School in New Haven, Conn. He later joined 1971 and was a devoted class member thereafter. He belonged to Quad, where he “captained” the tube team, roomed with Meyerson ’69, majored in English, and was remembered for being kind and thoughtful. Roger earned an MBA from Wharton and embarked on a career that took him to extended stays in Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Hungary. He finished his career as CFO of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington, D.C., building on decades of experience in financial management and operations in both the nonprofit world and in growth-oriented service enterprises.

Roger served Princeton as a Schools Committee interviewer. After two marriages ended in divorce. he met Joanne Dolgow in 2002, and they married in 2006. Roger and Joanne were devoted to each other until her death in early 2024. The couple had no dependents. To his friends and family, the class extends its sympathies.