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Douglas Krakauer ’74

Doug died Nov. 6, 2020, after struggling with several illnesses. Doug transferred to Princeton after spending one year at Colgate University. He was active in…

Brian E. Cooper ’68

Brian died Jan. 17, 2021, in New Bern, N.C., at the age of 74. He was born Sept. 2, 1946, in Bad Kissingen, Germany. He…

Lewis S. Coonley Jr. ’68

Kirk died Nov. 27, 2020, in Colorado Springs, Colo., of hairy cell leukemia at age 74. He was born in Troy, N.Y., and attended St…

John H. Raubitschek ’64

John died Jan. 29, 2021, in Midlothian, Va. He had lived in an assisted-living facility since 2017, and the isolation induced by COVID-19 appears to…

Edward A. Dixon ’62

Sandy died Jan. 13, 2021. Sandy entered our class from the Haverford School, where he was captain of the golf team and president of the…

Howard C. Sylvester Jr. ’61

Ward died June 11, 2017, in Los Angeles. His having severed all ties with Princeton years ago, we did not learn of his death until…

James Walter Klein ’61

Jim died Feb. 15, 2021, of complications of Parkinson’s disease after a short bout of COVID-19. Born in Newark, N.J., he came to us from…

Philip Leslie Johnson ’61

Phil died peacefully in his sleep Jan. 7, 2021, at home in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Born and raised in Beloit, Wis., he came to…

Theron O. Worth Jr. ’60

Raised in Texas, Toby graduated from St. John’s School in Houston. He excelled in sports, especially as a junior tennis player, winning the tri-state under-15…

John H. Arens ’60

John came to Princeton from the Cate School in Carpinteria, Calif. With us, he joined the sailing team (his first love) and Terrace Club. John…

James F. Ridgeway ’59

Jim was still immersed in his extraordinary life as a hard-hitting, muckraking, crusading journalist when he died of complications from shingles in Washington, D.C., Feb…

David L.B. Fringer Jr. ’59

David passed away peacefully in his sleep Jan. 3, 2021. Born in Baltimore, Md., he prepared at McDonogh School. At Princeton he majored in biology…

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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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