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Lyle Blair Torrey Jr. ’54

Blair died July 21, 2020. He came to us from the Hotchkiss School, majored in English, served as treasurer of Ivy Club, played on the…

Gordon L. Mills ’54

Gordon — Gordie as he was known to us — died March 10, 2021, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where in his last decades…

William Harold Scragg ’53

Bill died March 5, 2021, in El Paso, Texas, after a long career in medicine both in the military and in civilian life. Bill grew…

Samuel Lee Rochester ’53

Sam died Dec. 23, 2019, in Crown Point, Ind., after a brief illness. Sam was born in Stanford, Ky., and graduated from Stanford High School…

Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Cooper ’53

Jay was born in Baltimore, Md., and attended the Gilman School before coming to Princeton. He majored in history and wrote his thesis on Chiang…

Ronald H. Wideman ’52

Ron graduated from The Hill School. At Princeton he studied psychology, joined the Republican Club, and ate at Charter. He roomed with Bob Bolton. Ron…

Thomas B. Leary ’52

Tom came to us from Newark Academy to study economics and join Colonial Club. He was on the class memorial insurance committee, worked at the…

James Ben Laughlin ’52

Jim’s father, Ledlie, was a member of the Class of 1912. Jim graduated from Deerfield in 1946. He spent the following year, before joining us…

Peter Van Dyke Gulick ’52

Pete joined us from Western Reserve Academy to major in history and join Cannon. He played football and wrestled, was editor of Tiger Triumph, and…

John L. Gray ’52

John graduated from Deerfield. At Princeton he majored in electrical engineering and joined Dial. A radio ham, he was in the Institute of Radio Engineers…

Tician N. Papachristou ’51

Tician was born Jan. 24, 1928, in Athens to Nicholas and Charlotte Krause Papachristou. A graduate of the Athens Gymnasium, he lived in Greece during…

Walter Bernhard Kissinger ’51

Walter died May 3, 2020, in San Rafael, Calif., after a long career as a successful businessman, an enlightened and generous philanthropist, and an outspoken…

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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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