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John D. Pomfret ’49

John died Feb. 24, 2021, in Seattle. He was the retired executive vice president of The New York Times. John graduated magna cum laude in…

MacFarlane L. Cates Jr. ’49

Mac died May 2, 2021, in Spartanburg, S.C., at his lifetime home. Mac attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. While at Princeton, where his…

Robert Brinkerhoff ’48

Brink was born March 12, 1926, and grew up in Bogota, N.J. He attended Blair Academy, did Navy service before college, and graduated in 1951…

Maurice D. Lee Jr. ’46 *50

Maurice died July 12, 2020. He was a longtime resident of Cranbury, N.J. Born in 1925 in Buffalo, N.Y., he was educated at the Hotchkiss…

Maurice D. Lee Jr. ’46 *50

Maurice died July 12, 2020. He was a longtime resident of Cranbury, N.J. Born in 1925 in Buffalo, N.Y., he was educated at the Hotchkiss…

Lloyd P. Lochridge Jr. ’38

Lloyd was born Feb. 3, 1918, in Austin, Texas, and died April 13, 2021, of natural causes. He grew up in Forest Hills, N.Y., while…

Sydney Bruce Samet *85

Bruce died April 14, 2019, in Winston-Salem, N.C., of a cerebral vascular accident at the age of 72. Born in Chicago, Bruce completed undergraduate studies…

Thomas S. LaFarge *82

Tom was born Sept. 2, 1947, and died Oct. 22, 2020, in Brooklyn, N.Y., after a long struggle with cancer. During his undergraduate years at…

John H. Pruett *73

John died April 9, 2021, in Champaign, Ill., after a long battle with cancer. He was 74 years old. John grew up in Emporia, Va…

Robert M. Burns *72

Robert died Dec. 26, 2020, in London, of COVID-19. Born Aug. 1, 1942, in Preston, Lancashire, UK, Robert completed undergraduate degrees in history and theology…

John Williamson *63

John died April 11, 2021, in Chevy Chase, Md., at age 83 after a lengthy illness. Born June 7, 1937, in Hereford, United Kingdom, he…

Louis S. Cosentino *62

Lou died of lymphoma Feb. 19, 2021, in Pittsburgh at age 87. Born June 21, 1933, in the farming village of Sant’ Andrea, Italy, Lou…

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