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Herbert Bayard Swope Jr. ’36

Although he had the name of a world-famous family (his father was the first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting, in 1917), he was…

Lee A. Knauerhaze ’67

Lee Knauerhaze died Nov. 23, 2007, in Houston after a three-month battle with lung cancer. Lee attended Hinsdale (Ill.) Central High School. At Princeton, he…

Donald M. Pett ’65

Don died at home April 26, 2007, two years after being diagnosed with stage-four kidney cancer. It is a tribute to his physical strength and…

William D. Wu ’61 *79

Bill succumbed to lung cancer Dec. 18, 2007, while traveling in Shanghai, the city of his birth. Long before his death he had become an…

Ronald E. Stoker ’60

Ron died Feb. 3, 2005, after a three-year battle with primary amyloidosis and multiple myeloma. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., Ron prepared for Princeton at…

Joseph DiCarolis ’54

Joseph DiCarolis died Dec. 22, 2007, after a 17-year battle with multiple myeloma. Born in Hackensack, N.J., Joe majored in civil engineering at Princeton and…

Paul Joseph McGrath ’54

Paul McGrath died suddenly Oct. 2, 2007, at his home in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he graduated from Lincoln High School…

J. Logan Burke Jr. ’54

John Logan Burke died March 20, 2008, at his home in Rockport, Maine. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he attended Phillips Exeter Academy. At Princeton, John…

Ronald Dale Schmidt ’53

Ron, who was born in Chicago and graduated from Wayland Academy in Wisconsin, died from complications of diabetes March 11, 2008, at his home in…

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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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