Stephen J. Askin ’57

A native of Pittsburgh, Steve came to Princeton from the Kiski School. At Princeton, he played on the freshman golf squad, majored in biology, and joined Terrace Club, where he was IAA manager and participated in numerous intramural sports. He was also active in the Pre-Med Society. His senior year roommates were Dave Stixrude and several members of the Class of 1958. 

Following in his father’s footsteps, Steve earned a medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and served part of his internship at the Presbyterian Medical Center. He spent two summers at medical outposts in Europe and Thailand, followed by completion of his internship in San Francisco. Then Steve went to Madrid, Spain, as an Air Force officer at Torrejón Air Force Base. While in Spain he met his first wife, Maria Maesto-Terres, and they moved to San Francisco and were married in 1965. 

Steve became a general surgeon in San Francisco and was affiliated with St. Luke’s Hospital. He and Maria divorced, and he then married Sandra Hernandez. Steve enjoyed playing golf. He also helped the class as a special gifts solicitor in the Annual Giving campaign leading up to our 60th reunion.  

Steve is survived by his wife, Sandra.