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Irwin E. Vas *55

Starting at Catholic University, Vas earned a bachelor’s in mechanical and aeronautical engineering, and in 1955 received a master’s in that field from Princeton. He…

Lawrence L. Rauch *49

In 1941, Rauch received a bachelor’s in math and physics from the University of Southern California and enrolled in the Princeton Graduate School. From 1943…

Robert F. Goheen ’40 *48

So much has been published about Bob that this limited space can only begin to honor his life and achievements. He prepared at the Lawrenceville…

Lacey W. Gallagher *88

Lacey W. Gallagher, a managing director at the investment firm Credit Suisse, died Feb. 27, 2008, of ovarian cancer. She was 45. Gallagher graduated from…

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…

Hugh Bell Ogburn ’45 *55

Hugh Ogburn died Oct. 23, 2007, at his home in Honolulu. Hugh entered Princeton from Westville (N.J.) High School and joined Dial Lodge. Accelerating his…

Frederick Seitz *34

Frederick Seitz, a distinguished physicist and president emeritus of Rockefeller University, died March 2, 2008. He was 96. Seitz received a bachelor’s degree from Stanford…

John Garrett Penn *68

John Garrett Penn, former chief judge of the U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C., died Sept. 9, 2007, of cancer. He was 75. Penn graduated…

Howard S. Merritt *58

Howard S. Merritt, a longtime professor of art at the University of Rochester, died peacefully June 25, 2007, at the age of 92. Merritt earned…

Rex D. Davis *66

Rex D. Davis, former director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) who started out by arresting “moonshiners,” died Jan. 7, 2008…

Houston Flournoy *56

Houston Flournoy, a political-science professor who spent 14 years in California state politics, died Jan. 7, 2008, of heart failure. He was 78. A graduate…

Frederick E. Balderston *53

Frederick E. Balderston, emeritus professor of the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, died Oct. 18, 2007, of emphysema. He was 84. A…

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