Theodore Tedeschi ’70

Ted succumbed to prostate cancer Dec. 18, 2013.

Seven years of studying Latin at Boston Latin School and Princeton fed an interest that persisted throughout Ted’s life. From the Wilson School, Ted proceeded to Columbia Law School, where he was a Charles Evans Hughes Fellow. A transactional lawyer, Ted quickly developed a reputation as a principled advocate, respected by friends and opponents alike.

Ted was an accomplished pianist, poet, and tireless booster of studying the classics in both the original and translation. Secretary of the Dante Alighieri Society of Cambridge, Ted loved all things Italian and traveled in Italy with his wife, Linda, who also was his law partner.

Ted came from a large Italian family and gracefully became the center of his own extended family, as mentor, friend, and wit. His “family” was large, including many related by blood, marriage, or friendship.

An enthusiastic collector of Princetonia, Ted proudly displayed his new tiger tattoo at our 25th.

With Ted’s passing, we have lost a true polymath. To Linda; his children, Amy, Chuck, and Joe; stepchildren Tonja and Ashleigh; and eight grandchildren, the class offers its sincerest condolences.