Stephen F. Wright ’67

We recently learned that Stephen died in June 1998 of a heart attack following routine surgery. Steve had been suffering from RRP (Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis), a rare disorder which caused polyps to grow on his larynx, which eventually was surgically removed.

Steve came to Princeton in his sophomore year from San Jose, having spent his freshman year at Pomona. He roomed with John Elting Treat and Philip Webster '68 in 34 Campbell Hall, was a member of Colonial Club, and majored in comparative literature. On the editorial board of the Nassau Lit, he also wrote film and theater reviews for the Prince.

Following Princeton, Steve pursued graduate studies before entering the Navy as an intelligence officer. He served, among other places, in Libya when Col. Qaddafi overthrew King Idris.

After his Navy service, Steve settled in the south of France and later moved to Paris. In the 1980s he returned to the US and worked in the Boston area and in Washington, DC.

Steve is survived by his wife, Pauline, a son and a daughter, who ask that memorial donations be made to: RRP Foundation, P.O. Box 6643, Lawrenceville, N.J. 08648

The Class of 1967