Steven J. Hirsch ’17

Steve Hirsch, the last remaining member of the Class of '17, died on Sept. 2, 2000, at home in San Francisco. He was 105 and the oldest alumnus of the university. He is survived by two daughters, their husbands, five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. The love of Steve's life, the former Ditsy Bloch, died in 1964.

Steve's career was in investment management. During WWI, he served in France, for which he recently received the French Legion of Honor. During WWII, he served in Air Intelligence in India as a lt.-col.

Other Princetonians in Steve's family include his brother Walter 1905, brother Harold 1912, nephew Larry '33, and granddaughter Susan Loebl Grasso '84.

Twice Steve won the Silver Cane as the oldest alumnus returning for Reunions, which he seldom missed. The Steven J. Hirsch '17 Scholarship will carry on his deep fondness for Princeton.

The Alumni Council