Sargent Karch ’58

Sarge Karch died on Nov. 28, 1999, following a long and heroic battle with cancer.

Sarge came to Princeton from Shaker Heights H.S., where he excelled as a student leader, athlete, and scholar. He found, in Princeton, a conducive atmosphere to continue to pursue these interests and during his sophomore year he started as the varsity football team's tailback on several occasions, most notably the Yale game. His performance in that game was the subject of several favorable press reports. Unfortunately, an injury resulted in his premature departure from contact sports, but he continued to pursue his athletic interests as an assistant coach of the freshman football team.

His roommates were Chris Clutz, Joe Croft, Thor Halvorson, Jack Kovach, and Chuck Wittmann. Sarge was a member of Cap and Gown and majored in history. He attended the U. of Michigan law school and joined the Cleveland law firm of Baker and Hostetler. He subsequently became a labor relations lawyer for the National Football League and later returned to Baker and Hostetler, where he continued to represent the NFL.

Sarg's first wife, Susan Backus, died of cancer in 1984. He remarried in 1987 to Karen Kaser. To his widow, sons Sargent C. and Joseph W., and daughter Lindsey, brother George, and sisters Betsy Wilson and Jane Martin, the class sends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1958