Warren Burch Hoffecker ’68

Warren died of a heart attack Jan. 24, 2004, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He was 57.

Born in Chestertown, Md., Warren prepared at St. Andrew's School, where he was senior prefect and a varsity wrestler. He wrestled at Princeton on the varsity squad and ate at Tiger Inn. Close friends included Paul Arnow, Ward Coe '67, and Bob Todd '70.

Warren left Princeton in March 1968, enlisted in the Army, attended OCS, and served in Vietnam. He was wounded, and received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He returned to Princeton and received a degree in history in 1972.

After extensive service for various organizations in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, he was most recently a manager in DynCorp's Close Personal Protection Program for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, providing security services for members of the Iraqi Governing Council and the Iraqi judiciary. He was on a short break in Dubai when he was stricken.

Warren is survived by his wife, Andrea Grochol; his children, Tatiana and Nicholas; his mother, Miriam F. Hoffecker; a sister, Gretchen H. Knowles; and a brother, Frank S. "Fritz" Hoffecker '71. To them, the class extends its profound condolences.

The Class of 1968