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David William Tonkyn ’75 *85

David William Tonkyn ’75 *85 David died suddenly on Jan. 2, 2022, while on his daily jog in Edisto Beach, S.C. Born in Nevada, he…

David William Tonkyn ’75 *85

David William Tonkyn ’75 *85 David died suddenly on Jan. 2, 2022, while on his daily jog in Edisto Beach, S.C. Born in Nevada, he…

George C. Woodbridge ’74

George, an educator, author, and composer, died Feb. 6, 2022, at Bridgeport Hospital following complications from an illness. Born in 1951 in New York, he…

Robert Alan Woodard ’73

Al died April 15, 2022, at his Golden, Colo., home. In his own words from the Nassau Herald: “The firstborn of Bob and Marion Woodard…

Thomas L. Sumner ’73

Tom died April 8, 2021, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Raised in Lexington, Va., he attended the Woodberry Forest School, where he wrestled and played…

Leonard R. Dupree ’73

Lenny died April 28, 2022, in Green Valley, Ariz., after a six-year battle with multiple myeloma. He was born Sept. 13, 1951, in Seattle, where…

David R. Boggs ’72

David, an electrical engineer and computer scientist who helped create the Ethernet computer communications protocol and technology, died Feb. 19, 2022, at Stanford Hospital in…

Alan Benes Vlcek ’69

Alan died Feb. 24, 2022, after an illness of several months. He was predeceased by his older brother Jan Benes Vlcek ’65. Alan was very…

Judson S. Griffin Jr. ’69

Known to Princeton friends as Skip, and to family as Judd, Skip died April 28, 2022, at his home in Binghamton, N.Y. He was a…

Henry F. Cygan Jr. ’66

Hank died April 6, 2022, in Rockport, Maine, of post-operative complications. Hank grew up in New Bedford, Mass., where he developed a lifelong love of…

Neil Jon Bloomfield ’66

Neil died May 5, 2022, following a stroke. He came to Princeton from the Horace Mann School in New York City, where he was on…

Elpidio F. Olympio ’65

Elpidio was born in Lome, Togo, Aug. 5, 1940. He died Sept. 5, 2021, in Paris, where he was working, as well as in London…

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2023: Lives Lived & Lost

PAW Published memorials for 569 alumni in 2023, and in this issue, we reflect on 13 of those lives, the impact they had on Princeton, their families, and the world.

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