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Peter Denniston Kimball ’40

Pete, a lifelong, strong supporter of Princeton, died Jan. 17, 2009. He prepared at Penn Charter School, following his relatives W.N. Kimball 1904 and Harold…

Francis E. Smith ’38

Francis E. Smith died June 5, 2008, in Darien, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., graduating with honors…

Morris Mordecai Thompson ’34

Morrie Thompson, a civil engineer who served with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Topographic Division for 56 years, died of congestive heart failure Jan. 6, 2009…

Lloyd Lowndes Friend III ’65

Lloyd earned honors in freshman football and wrestling, served as an Orange Key guide, and was an enthusiastic member of Cannon Club. He roomed at…

Earl W. Shapiro ’61

At Princeton Earl attended the Woodrow Wilson School and was active on the Committee for Sane Nuclear Policy. He was especially proud of being part…

Wallace Stuart McCloy Jr. ’60

Stu came to Princeton from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., where he was a standout on the tennis team and valedictorian of his class…

Paul Douglass Martin ’54

Doug Martin died of lung cancer Jan. 28, 2009, at his home in Newtown, Conn. He was born in Roanoke, Va., and graduated from South…

J.D. Nyhart ’53

He came to Princeton from Indianapolis, following his late brother, Eldon ’47, and roomed with Pete Obbard and Bayard Henry. He was a varsity swimmer…

Foster Benedict Cooper Jr. ’53

He graduated from White Plains (N.Y.) High School and starred in basketball at Princeton all four years. His freshman and sophomore roommate, Jack Maitland, said…

Ralph Norris Willis ’53

It is fitting that on the night of his death, Bo and Sally, his wife of 55 years, had dined with Redmond Finney ’51, Bo’s…

Laurence Turnbull Joline ’51

Larry joined George Bass in underwater archaeological explorations of Byzantine shipwrecks off the Aegean coast of Turkey throughout the 1960s. Polly Doe and Larry were…

Guy Martin Newland ’51

He came to us from Kent School and at Princeton was in ROTC, majored in history, was in Orange Key, was president of Elm Club…

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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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