Stephen P. Sachner ’61

Skip died Feb. 3, 2017, at Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital after a catastrophic event following a long period of declining health.

Born in Waterbury, he came to Princeton from the Wooster School. At Princeton, he majored in English, played 150-pound football and baseball, and managed the ticket office. He was a keyceptor and served on the Undergraduate Board for Student Employment. A member of Quad, he roomed with Doug Hutchison, Mike Wurmfield, and Bumpy Loud.

After earning a law degree at New York University, passing the Connecticut bar exam, and being admitted to the Federal District Court and the U.S. Supreme Court, Skip practiced trial law for 50 years in Connecticut and was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America over the years as a top malpractice defense attorney. He was active in the Connecticut Bar Association and was a trustee of the Morris Foundation. He loved books, crosswords, movies, his beloved Yankees and Giants, UConn women’s basketball, the ocean, and the Connecticut shore, where he summered with his children and grandchildren for many years.

Skip is survived by Nancy, his beloved wife and sweetheart of 54 years, whom he met on a blind date at Princeton; daughter Heidi Dunleavy ’85; son Peter ’87; and six grandchildren.