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Donald John Mathison ’71

Don Mathison died Mar. 3, 1996, in Washington, D.C., after a long illness. He graduated with distinction from the Asheville School in North Carolina. At…

Oscar Fruchtman ’71

One of our most colorful and unique classmates, Oscar Fruchtman, died March 28, 2009, in New York City. Oscar transferred in as a sophomore but…

Robert Thompson III ’71

Tommy died Feb. 6, 2014, in his hometown of Clearwater, Florida. He came to Princeton from Clearwater High School in Clearwater, where his family had…

Howard P. Segal *75

Howard died Nov. 9, 2020, in Bangor, Maine, at the age of 72. Born in Philadelphia, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Franklin & Marshall…

Paul W. Richelson *74

Paul died Sept. 17, 2020, in Hemet, Calif. He graduated from Yale in 1961 and earned a Ph.D. in art and archaeology from Princeton in…

Arnold Dicke *66

Arne died Dec. 2, 2020, of ALS in Philadelphia. He was 78. Born in Downers Grove, Ill., Arne came east to attend Harvard, graduating with…

Karl H. Illinger *60

Born in 1934, Karl died April 11, 2017. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1956 and earned a Ph.D. in…

Douglas W. Hall *57

Douglas died Dec. 8, 2020, at the age of 91. Douglas was born July 24, 1929, in Montreal, Canada, where he lived until the age…

David K. Rose ’88

On Nov. 21, 2020, we lost our friend and brother Dave to complications from COVID-19. Dave was a man whose smile was even more powerful…

John M. Rooney ’71

John died Oct. 17, 2018, at his home in Southold, Long Island, N.Y., of strokes triggered by a long struggle with esophageal cancer. John came…

Bruce T. Reese ’71

After a rich life of professional, personal, and community accomplishments, Bruce died at home April 4, 2019, ending a 14-year battle with cancer. Bruce came…

Louis Harkey Mayo ’71

Surrounded by his family, Harkey died Aug. 13, 2020, of pancreatic cancer in Virginia. Harkey came to Princeton in the Class of 1970 from Falls…

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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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