William G. Larsen Jr. ’66

Sandy died June 12, 2024, of cancer.

He grew up in San Mateo, Calif., and graduated from the Thacher School in Ojai, Calif., where he played soccer, ran track, edited the school newspaper, and served on the student council. His father was Princeton ’41. Sandy majored in history, belonged to Tiger Inn, and played IAA football, hockey, and softball.

After graduation, he enlisted in the Marines and served as a bombardier-navigator on Grumman A-6 Intruders on missions in Vietnam, earning 11 Air Medals and reaching the rank of first lieutenant.

Sandy earned an MBA from Stanford in 1973 and worked at Price Waterhouse and Bank of America before joining classmate Kit Mill in establishing an executive recruiting firm. He retired following the sale of the firm in 1998.

In 2001, Sandy moved to Sonoma wine country, where he spent his time hiking, trail-building, and serving as president of his local mutual water company, which boasted 24 customers. In our 50th-reunion yearbook he reported that he had again taken up golf and was focused on “getting back down to double digits.”

The class extends its condolences to Sandy’s brother Bob and sister Kay.