Walter G. Ramsay ’52

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Walt came to the class from Mercersburg Academy. At Princeton he was a varsity wrestler, belonged to Tower, and roomed with John Lowry and Brantz Bryan. After service in the Army his career was in the State Department as an expert on the Middle East.

He died Aug. 26, 2010, in Swanton, Md. At the time of his death he was survived by his wife, Polly English-Ramsay, and sons David ’85, Andrew, and Chris.

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