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Joseph J. Leshick ’50

Joe, a longtime resident of Belgium, died in Brussels Jan. 12, 2021. He was an outstanding athlete and honor student at Perth Amboy (N.J.) High…

Benjamin Lawrence ’50

Ben died Dec. 23, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio, of COVID-19. Coming to Princeton from St. Mark’s, he majored in chemical engineering, belonged to Prospect, and…

F. Richards Ford III ’50

Dick died Jan. 10, 2021, at his longtime home in Greenwich, Conn. A Hotchkiss graduate, at Princeton he majored in psychology, worked for WPRU, was…

Alfred Abbotts ’50

A class stalwart, Al died Feb. 16, 2021, at his Hightstown, N.J., home. After graduation from the Peddie School, he followed his father, William 1911…

Bradford Mills ’48

Brad was born Dec. 16, 1926, in New York City. He died March 18, 2021, at home in New Hope, Pa. He was 94. He…

James A. O’Brian ’42

Jim died peacefully Feb. 24, 2021, at age 100. A lifelong Toronto resident, Jim graduated from St. Andrew’s College before entering Princeton, the only Canadian…

James T. Chamness ’42

Jim died Feb. 25, 2021, at his residence in St. Louis, Mo. He was born in Carlinville, Ill. At Princeton he took his meals at…

David Villa ’76

After a two-year struggle with bile duct cancer, David passed in Madison, Wis., Feb. 13, 2021. David was executive director and chief investment officer at…

Barbara Ilene Adler ’76

It is with great sadness that the Class of 1976 Officers report the death of Barbara Ilene Adler Dec. 24, 2020, in New York of…

Robert Scott Merrifield ’75

Bob died peacefully in his sleep with his family at his side Nov. 30, 2020, in Los Alamitos, Calif., where he had been a longtime…

Yuan Sophie Liu *07

Yuan died Jan. 20, 2021, in San Diego after a brave battle with breast cancer. She was 41. She was born in Tianjin, China, attended…

Jane Warren *74

Jane died Jan. 5, 2021, in Lexington, Mass. She was 75. Born Jan. 30, 1945, in Philadelphia, Jane earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree…

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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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