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Dean K. Boorman ’49

Dean had an illustrious career as a city planner with a wealth of civic projects to his credit. Among his more notable achievements was his…

George L. Athanas ’49

George died July 14, 2020, in Durham, N.C. He resided in High Point for many years; his obituary notice stated that cremation was performed in…

Benjamin R. Beede *62

Ben died suddenly July 4, 2021, while walking in North Brunswick, N.J. Born Jan. 12, 1939, in South Portland, Maine, Ben earned bachelor’s and master’s…

Ahmad R. Haffar *61

Ahmad died July 26, 2021, in Hyrum, Utah, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Ahmad was born in Tripoli, Lebanon, in 1927, and immigrated to Logan…

John B. Rogerson Jr. *54

Jack, a professor emeritus at Princeton, died July 8, 2021, in Pennswood Village, Newtown, Pa., just two months short of his 99th birthday. Born Sept…

Leo A. Goodman *50

Widely considered to be among the founding fathers of modern statistics, Leo died Dec. 22, 2020, of a COVID-19-related lung infection in Berkeley, Calif. Leo…

James E. Lockhart ’90

Jim died May 30, 2020, of a heart attack in Houston, Texas, just a few weeks shy of his 52nd birthday. At Princeton Jim majored…

Elizabeth Clay Pratt ’80

Lisa died Aug. 7, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. Lisa majored in religion at Princeton, and like her father, Robert Pratt ’44, she…

David A. Quick ’77

David died April 9, 2021, in Berlin, Germany. A New Jersey native, David entered with the Class of ’77 and graduated with the Class of…

Peter C. Kallop ’73

Peter died suddenly May 26, 2021, in Cambridge, Md. He was 70. His father, Arthur, was a member of the Class of 1939. Also alumni…

David C. Mercer ’72

Dave died July 1, 2021, in Oklahoma City. He had been in declining health for several years. He was 70. Dave was a native of…

Douglas Andrew Blake ’72

Doug died March 12, 2021, in Forked River, N.J., at age 70. He was one of the most gifted athletes of his era. At Hackettstown…

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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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