Stephen A. Molasky ’63

Steve died Jan. 1, 2020, of cancer in Chicago. He was an adept money manager and a charming classmate with a wide embrace of life’s experiences.

From Asbury Park, N.J., at Princeton he majored in Slavic Languages and Literatures, ate at Woodrow Wilson Lodge, and single-roomed near pals Colin Hill and Bill Parsons. After graduation he went to New York to study acting but was quickly drafted. He served in Vietnam (10th Transportation Battalion) and had to skip our 50th reunion for a gathering of war brothers.

Steve studied meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, earned a master’s in clinical psychology, and worked in San Francisco as a juvenile probation officer. He helped develop a hotel near Chicago, and then switched to equities in the Loop, where he worked for several firms before partnering with JP MorganChase, successfully managing portfolios for 50 families. His nickname: Mister Alpha.

He co-chaired a campaign for Akiba Schecter Jewish Day School — resulting in the science lab being named after his father. He spent recent years in a high-rise with views of Lake Michigan’s sunrise and Millennium Park. Steve loved studying investments, snorkeling, fishing, writing poetry, meditating, photography, and attending reunions of Vietnam veterans and ’63. He was devoted to children Rachel, Jerome and Nora, and grandson Alex.