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Charles Thomas Fitts ’53

Tom, who launched the organ-transplant program at the Medical University of South Carolina and performed the first kidney transplant there in 1968, died of atrial…

William E. Ragland III ’52

Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer Aug. 11, 2006, Bill Ragland died at home in Dallas Sept. 19, 2006. Bill came to Princeton from the Choate School…

Lawrence L. Anderson Jr. ’52

Larry died April 20, 2008, in Hilton Head, S.C. He was born in Mexico and raised there and on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Larry…

Scott Helm ’51

Born Jan. 13, 1927, in Philadelphia, Scott graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and served in the Navy during World War II before coming to Princeton…

William Ralph Bennett Jr. ’51

Bill was born Jan. 30, 1930, and came to us from Summit (N.J.) High School. A physics major, he was technical director of Marquis Recordings…

Joseph P. Fennell ’49

Joe died on Dec. 5, 2008. He was 84. He prepared at St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia. From 1943 to 1945 he served as a…

Paul Gaither Sullivan ’48

Paul Sullivan died Feb. 4, 2009, in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 82. He was a graduate of Scarsdale (N.Y.) High School and served in…

E. Stevens Declerque ’47

Steve is fondly remembered by his ’47 friends for his infectious joie de vivre. He served in the Marine Corps for three years after a…

Robert Henderson Clarke ’45

Bob Clarke died Aug. 9, 2001, with the loss reported to Princeton this year. Bob entered Princeton from Mount Lebanon (Pa.) High, and joined Dial…

Lester Markham Conway ’45

Lester Conway died April 12, 2006. He entered Princeton from Sewickley (Pa.) High School, and through acceleration, received a degree in chemistry in 1944. He…

Warren Graves Fugitt ’45

Warren died June 3, 2005. He entered Princeton from Valley Forge Military Academy and joined Key and Seal. His Princeton career was interrupted when he…

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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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