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Michael Joseph Kearns ’51

Mike was born June 18, 1929. He graduated from Trenton Central High School, where his legendary basketball career started. At Princeton he served as captain…

John Biggs III ’51

Jack was born May 19, 1927, in Philadelphia, the son of John Biggs Jr. ’18, grandson of John Biggs 1877, and a descendant of a…

Howard Feist Jr. ’48

Howard died Feb. 24, 2009, of heart complications. Born in Philadelphia, he prepped at Germantown Academy in Pennsylvania and majored in English at Princeton, where…

William James Ryan II ’47

He married his beloved Betty Ann Jackson in 1950, and together they raised four children and nurtured 12 grandchildren. Bill imbued his great love of…

Sherman Carter ’47

During World War II, Carter was in the V-12 program at Brown. He went on to serve in the Pacific theater and arrived for the…

Samuel Bell Jr. ’47

Sam served in the Navy during World War II, graduated in 1948, and that same year, discovered and married his “forever young and beautiful” Anne…

Robert D.B. Carlisle ’44

Robert Carlisle, a writer in diversified media, died Nov. 19, 2009, at his Chatham, Mass., home. He was ’44’s president and secretary, and served as…

Paul Windels Jr. ’44

Paul died Sept. 8, 2009, in St. James, Long Island, N.Y. after a distinguished legal career. From 1957 until 1961 Paul was regional administrator of…

George M. Ewing ’44

George “Stretch” Ewing, a former newspaper publisher, died Sept. 16, 2009, in Canandaigua, N.Y., at the age of 87. A New York City native, he…

Gilbert Burnett Jr. ’43

Gil died Sept. 13, 2009, in Newport, R.I. Born in Louisville, Ky., he entered Princeton from Louisville Male High School. Gil majored in biology at…

Stuart Whitehead Cooper ’42

Stu Cooper died of arteriosclerotic heart disease Dec. 1, 2009, in Cape Coral, Fla. Stu got his start at Columbia High School in South Orange…

Melvin Arvid Anderson Jr. ’42

Mel Anderson died Nov. 24, 2009. With his death the class lost one of its outstanding scholars. Mel was a true Californian. He was born…

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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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