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John B. Corser Jr. ’27 *30

Jack was born in Scranton, Pa., the son of John Bliss Corser 1896. He died in his sleep on Mar. 19, 2000. Jack prepared at…

Loris S. Russell *30

Mayflower descendant Loris Shano Russell, distinguished geologist, paleobiologist, museum curator, and scientific author died July 6, 1998. He was 95. He was residing in the…

William King Murray ’29 *30

King died Nov. 3, 1997, after some years in a nursing home. He prepared for college at Flushing H.S. At Princeton he roomed with Harry…

Blair Birdsall ’29 *30

Blair died June 25, 1997. He prepared at Barringer H.S. and Blair Academy. At Princeton he played freshman and scrub football, was secretary of the…

Monroe Taylor Gilmore *30

MONROE TAYLOR GILMORE, beloved physician and civic leader, died July 5, 1992, at the age of 83. Dr. Gilmore, born in Richmond, Va., was a…

George E. Sweazey *30

GEORGE E. SWEAZEY, retired Patton Professor of Homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary, died Jan. 23, 1992, at age 86. A native of Salt Lake City…

Silvio Henry Lopez ’29 *30

Si, the last secretary of the Class of 1929, died April 6, 2006, in St. Petersburg, Fla., two weeks short of his 97th birthday. He…

Charles Samuel Shoup *29

Sam died Feb. 26, 2002, in Carmel, Ind. He was 96. He graduated from Central Methodist College in Fayette, Mo., and from Princeton with degrees…

Gerrish Thurber ’28 *29

We report sadly that Gerrish died Sept. 6, 2000. For some years, he and his wife, Mary Catherine, resided at the Meadow Lakes retirement community…

Robert E. Waite ’28 *29

Born July 4, 1907, in Elizabeth, N.J., Bob was a man with a passion for learning. He was valedictorian of his high school class at…

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