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Elbridge R. Graef ’41 *42

El died July 10, 2016, in Greenville, Del. He was 96. He prepared at Horace Mann School in New York City. At Princeton El majored…

Marinus Contant Jr. ’41

Connie died peacefully Oct. 1, 2016, at his home in Corona del Mar, Calif., with his loving wife, Christina, by his side. He was 97…

John C. Beatty Jr. ’41

Jack died April 26, 2016, at his home in Portland, Ore., at the age of 97. He prepared at Lincoln High School in Portland. Upon…

Philip A. Sampson *75

Phil, of Clifton, Va., died Dec. 31, 2020, at age 72 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born Jan. 14, 1948, in…

James D. Phyfe *67

Jim died Dec. 21, 2020. He was born Jan. 29, 1942, in New York City. After graduating from The Kent School, he earned a bachelor’s…

Richard Allen Comfort *62

Richard died Dec. 21, 2020, in Santa Rosa, Calif. A lifelong Californian, he was born in Los Angeles Oct. 16, 1933, and grew up on…

Franklin F. Eckhart *59

Frank died Dec. 18, 2020, in Edmond, Okla., after a brief battle with cancer. He was born March 18, 1931, in Palmerton, Pa. The first…

Burton Sapin *53

Burt died Dec. 13, 2020, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., at age 93. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he was a longtime Washington, D.C., resident…

Gene J. Barberet *52

Gene, of Storrs-Mansfield, Conn., died of complications of COVID-19 Jan. 11, 2021, his 101st birthday. Born in Oakville, Conn., to parents who had emigrated from…

Yang Dai ’08

Yang died Jan. 1, 2021, with her husband, Dustin Mennella, at her side. Born Jan. 16, 1987, in Jilin Province, China, Yang grew up in…

Denise Elizabeth Brown Stiegler ’90

Denise died peacefully Jan. 10, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla., after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was 52. Denise earned a degree from the School…

Jane Campa Alvarez ’77

Jane passed away Dec. 20, 2020, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Eldest daughter of a Mexican-American family from San Antonio, Texas, she dreamed of…

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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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