Stephen M. Holton ’65

Steve died Feb. 1, 2019, after a 12-year battle with cancer.

He was born and raised in Essex Fells, N.J., and graduated from Montclair High School before attending Princeton. He later earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s degree in chemistry from Yale in 1966. His career with IBM included systems-engineering support for Boeing and then for Shell while living in Europe, management at IBM’s Competitive Analysis Lab in Tokyo, and research and development work at the IBM Research Lab in Yorktown, N.Y.

Steve was a talented photographer and traveled extensively on six continents. His interests included reading, cooking, classical music, ham radio, classical history, and Japanese and Chinese culture, to name a few. He became a student of his cancer and frequently surprised his doctors with his in-depth understanding of his disease; he participated in a number of cancer therapy trials in the hope of shedding more light on the nature of his affliction. He also attended numerous class reunions, including our 50th.

Steve is survived by his wife, Peggy; children Stephen, Andrew, and Wendy; three grandchildren; a great-grandson; and his brother, David. The class extends its condolences to them on the loss of this energetic and determined individual.