Steven A. Ruskin ’65

Steve died April 13, 2026, in Rye Brook, N.Y.  

He was born in New York City and attended Wellington C. Mepham High School in Bellmore, N.Y. At Princeton, he studied at the Woodrow Wilson School and ate his meals at Quadrangle. He roomed with Mike Cummings and Jim Hipple.  

After Princeton, he received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1968. He married Nancy Bisgaier in 1965, and they had three children, Lauren, Kenneth, and Susan. Steve was a tax lawyer and partner in several law firms over his career, ending with his own firm in Purchase, N.Y. He was active with the Princeton Alumni Schools Committee of Northern Westchester as chairman. He played tennis and golf regularly and loved to travel.  

His greatest pleasure was his family. The class extends its condolences to his wife, Nancy, and his children and grandchildren.