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John L. Bender ’42 *49

John Bender died Aug. 13, 2012, in Fairfax, Va. John was a native of Princeton. His father, Harold Bender, was professor of Indo-Germanic philology at…

Charles S. Williams Jr. ’41

Charles died May 8, 2012, in Albuquerque, N.M. He left Princeton after two years to assist in the family’s abstracts business. He enrolled at the…

Walter Phillips Davison ’39

Our class orator at our Commencement in 1939 died May 16, 2012. In his June 20, 1939, speech he prophesied, “Perhaps we shall see the…

George V. Banning ’39

George died June 7, 2012, at his home in Greenbrae, Calif., ­surrounded by Jean, his wife of 67 years, and his family, including his daughter…

Arthur H. Keyes Jr. ’39

Our distinguished architect died June 7, 2012, in Washington, D.C., the locale of much of his work. With graceful humor, he expressed his gratitude to…

Edward W. Schall ’39

Surrounded by his loving family, Ed died July 23, 2012, at his home. He had retired to New York City in 1984 after his 28-year…

John H. McLean ’38

John McLean died July 12, 2012, in Cornelia, Ga., where his son, William, and his family live. He was 95. Mac was born in Manila…

William P. Cleaver ’37

Bill Cleaver died Sept. 9, 2012, at his home in Cranford, N.J., two months before his 98th birthday. Bill was born in Newark, N.J. He…

Malcolm Warnock ’25

Malcolm Warnock died Oct. 9, 2012, in Maplewood, N.J. He was 107. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and grew up in Cranford, N.J. He…

Mary L. Deibel *76

Mary Deibel, a journalist who covered Washington, D.C., for the Scripps Howard newspapers, died of cancer May 3, 2013. She was 65. Deibel graduated from…

Robert C. Blosser ’62 *70

Bob Blosser died April 17, 2013, of pulmonary fibrosis at home in Northport, N.Y. Bob came to us from Cranford (N.J.) High School — rejoining…

Leo J. Hickey *67

Leo Hickey, professor of geology at Yale and former director of its Peabody Museum of Natural History, died Feb. 9, 2013, from melanoma. He was…

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