Sanford B. Gabin ’58 *73

Sandy died of cancer Nov. 27, 2004, near his home in Yardley, Pa. He was 68.

He came to Princeton from Academy High in Erie, Pa., where he was class valedictorian.

A Woodrow Wilson School major, Sandy was a member of Elm Club and active in interclub athletics. He was also a member of the Pre-Law Society and of Whig-Clio. He won the Princeton Fellowship to Harvard Law School but knew after his first year that practicing law was not for him and he returned to Princeton, earning a master's and a Ph.D. in politics. Sandy taught constitutional law at Princeton, and at the universities of Massachusetts, Houston, and California, retiring from Binghamton University (SUNY) in 1999. He wrote a nationally recognized book on the Supreme Court and contributed to other publications.

From remarks at his funeral, it was clear that he was an exacting teacher, yet adored by his students for his devotion to the clarity of an argument and the extending of their minds. Sports and music, especially opera, played a major role in his life.

To Rosalind, his wife of 36 years; his sisters, Gail and Nancy; and his five nieces and nephews, the class extends deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1958