Walter L. Stephan ’52

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An information-systems manager and family man, Walt died Nov. 23, 2012.

Walt came to Princeton from Princeton High School. He majored in math, belonged to Prospect Club, and roomed with Dick Will. He also played tuba in the marching band.

After graduation he earned a master’s degree in engineering from Stephens Institute of Technology and an MBA in finance at the University of Chicago. He retired in 1990 from a successful career in information management, managing military, scientific, publishing, and educational information-systems development.

He married Margaret, a graduate of Hunter College, and they had four children, Walter Frederick, Michael, John, and Julie Ann.

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