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Alan Harriman Wright ’51

A graduate of the Buckley School and St. Paul’s, he was a history major at Princeton, belonged to Colonial, and roomed with Cecil Backus, Rayne…

Bruce Keenan Saffery ’51

At Princeton he majored in mechanical engineering, was active in intramural sports, belonged to Cannon, and graduated magna cum laude. He roomed with John Bunnell…

William Telson Morris ’51

At Princeton, he majored in economics, belonged to Elm Club, and roomed with Dwight Degener, Bob Johnston, and George O’Brien. On June 14, 1951, he…

Waring Jones ’51

Waring prepared at Deerfield, served in the Army, and at Princeton majored in English and was a member of Triangle and Colonial. For several years…

Howard Cohen ’50

He was raised in the Windsor Hills area of Baltimore and graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1946. His major at Princeton was economics. After graduation…

John L. Cornog Jr. ’50

He spent his formative years in Swarthmore, Pa., and was an Episcopal Academy graduate. At Princeton, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and won…

Robert B. Baird ’50

Born in New York City, he was raised in Montclair, N.J., and moved to Scotch Plains in 1955, where he lived until his death. He…

George W. Riesz ’50 *52

Raised in New Jersey, he graduated from Bernardsville High School. At Princeton, he studied mechanical engineering and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He worked…

Edward Douglas Holyoke ’50

He majored in biology, was on the Undergraduate Music Council, belonged to Court, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After earning a medical degree…

Richard Henry Spencer ’48

Dick was equally distinguished for his loyalty to Princeton and to the Class of 1948. At the time of his death he was our Planned…

William Joseph Hudson Jr. ’45

Bill entered Princeton from Gilman School in Baltimore, and after service with the Navy as a Japanese-language translator, he received a degree in classics from…

Gerald Edward McConney ’45

He entered Princeton from Upper Canada College in Toronto, and joined Dial Lodge. During World War II, Gerry saw combat in France, Austria, and Germany…

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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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