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John C. Laflin ’43

The class lost a true and devoted supporter when “The Hacker” died Feb. 3, 2012. Jack was our class secretary for 27 years, during which…

James R. Arnold ’43 *46

Jim died Jan. 6, 2012, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Between 1969 and 1973, when astronauts returned from the moon with a trove of rocks…

Howard Robinson ’43

Howie Robinson died Dec. 9, 2011, in Grosse Pointe, Mich. He prepared for Princeton at Cranbrook School, where he was on the soccer and hockey…

W. Gardiner Young ’43

Gard Young died Feb. 3, 2012, at Edgewood Manor in Farmington, Maine. He left Princeton in February of our junior year to enlist in the…

William W. McCarthy ’41 *46

Walt McCarthy died March 5, 2014, in Minnesota, where he had moved to be near his daughter. Walt prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville, majored in…

John R. Thomas II ’40

Known to us as “Johnny” or “Tom,” John Thomas died April 30, 2014, at age 96, in Elmhurst Township, Pa. Born in nearby Scranton, he…

Yeiichi Kuwayama ’40

Known to us as “Yick” or “Kelly,” our classmate, who was Princeton’s oldest living Asian American alumnus, died June 29, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Born…

John C. Shipley ’37

John Shipley of Voorhees, N.J., died peacefully Jan. 5, 2014. John came to us from Central High School in Philadelphia. When his mother fell ill…

Roger P. Yannetti ’74

At all reunions to come, we will toast Roger P. Yannetti, who died of heart failure July 1, 2003, in Upper St. Clair, Pa. He…

Richard A. Goodman ’74

The intellect and comedic genius of Richard Goodman was taken from us on Sept. 2, 2013, when he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Richie…

James V. Davis Jr. ’66

The class received word in July that James Davis died Dec. 9, 2013. A graduate of The Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., and a resident…

Peter C. Wylie ’66

Pete died June 26, 2014. He graduated from St. Paul’s School, where rowing was his favorite sport. At Princeton he majored in Latin American studies…

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