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Walter J. Kauzmann *40

Walter J. Kauzmann, the David B. Jones Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Princeton, died Jan. 27, 2009, of pneumonia. He was 92. Kauzmann graduated from…

Evan O. Kane III ’53 *55

Peace came to Tom March 4, 2009, in Savannah, ending an eight-year battle with a debilitating stroke. Through it all he never lost that distinctive…

Alexander G. McKay *50

Alexander G. McKay, professor emeritus of classics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, died Aug. 31, 2007. He was 82. McKay received a bachelor’s degree…

David Stuart Dodge ’45 *49

On Jan. 20, 2009, Princeton and our class suffered a grievous loss with the death of David Dodge. Raised in Beirut, Lebanon, David entered Princeton…

Robert S. Alexander *42

Robert S. Alexander, professor emeritus at Albany (N.Y.) Medical College, died Nov. 11, 2008, of cancer. He was 91. Alexander received bachelor’s and master’s degrees…

E. Keith Mcpheeters *56

A veteran of World War II, McPheeters received a degree in architecture from Oklahoma State University and an MFA in architecture from Princeton in 1956…

Reuben P. Prichard Jr. *56

Prichard was a 1947 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a 1955 aeronautical engineering graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School. In 1956, he received…

Karol Krotki *60

Born in Poland, Krotki escaped into exile after the 1939 Nazi invasion that started World War II. Enlisting in the British Army, he fought in…

Arthur T. Dietz *53

Mike was born in Limestone, Maine, where his father served at Loring Air Force Base. The family moved to overseas postings in France, Germany, and…

Sarah Bancroft *79

Bancroft earned a bachelor’s in classical Greek from Swarthmore in 1970. At Princeton, she received a doctorate in classical archaeology in 1979. Because there were…

Benjamin F. Leonard III *51

Benjamin F. Leonard, a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey from 1943 to 1993, died peacefully Sept. 5, 2008, at home. He was 87. Leonard…

Charlton Desaussure *42

Charlton was born in Fort Clark, Texas, and grew up in various Army posts, following his father, who was a lieutenant colonel in the cavalry…

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