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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…

Wallace Irwin Jr. ’40 *48

He prepared at St. Paul’s School. At Princeton, he majored in modern languages, winning the Alden Memorial French Prize, and graduated with high honors and…

Julian M. Harrison ’40

Julian died peacefully Dec. 8, 2009, at his Atlanta, Ga., home with his loved ones around him. He prepared at Northfield and Episcopal high schools…

Richard Gordon Wendt ’39

Gordon died unexpectedly Oct. 2, 2009, in Providence Care Center, Sandusky, Ohio, after a brief illness. After serving in the Army from 1942 to 1946…

Alfred P. Dennis ’38

Alfred P. Dennis died Sept. 23, 2009, at Sage Hill Farm, his home in Leesburg, Va. Alfred was preceded at Princeton by nine family members…

George P. Jenkins ’36

In our Nassau Herald George identified himself as an economics major. He did not mention that he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In our…

John Richard Collins ’99

John Collins died Dec. 9, 2009, in Atlanta from dilated cardiomyopathy. He was 33. John grew up in Worcester, Mass., and came to Princeton after…

Stephen Bartow Strang Jr. ’57

Bart died Dec. 3, 2009. According to his wife, Mary, the cause of his death was the Korean War wounds he suffered. He had been…

George W. Van De Weghe ’54

George Van De Weghe died of respiratory failure Nov. 28, 2009, in San Diego. George prepared for Princeton at Blair Academy, where he was captain…

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