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Jeffrey E. Skeer ’78

Jeff died April 3, 2019, from influenza during a lecture trip to India, Ethiopia, and China. At Princeton he majored in the Woodrow Wilson School…

Barbara L. Leighton ’77

Barbara died June 19, 2020, in Oakland, Md. After Princeton, Barbara graduated from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and did her residency in obstetric anesthesia…

James Mascre Williamson ’76

Jim died Oct. 21, 2020, in Maryland. Born in Ohio, Jim moved with his family to Washington, D.C., where he graduated from DeMatha High School…

Walter A. Snickenberger Jr. ’75

Walter Alexander Snickenberger Jr. ’75 Walt died of a sudden heart attack at his home in Wellesley, Mass., on August 12, 2020. Entering Princeton from…

James E. D’Itri ’75

James Edward D’Itri ’75 Jim died suddenly on Sept. 21, 2020. He was born in Midland, Pa., where his father served as chief of police…

Joseph Vavricka ’74

Joe died May 28, 2020, at the age of 67 of cancer complications. Joe came to Princeton from Fort Lee, N.J., where he was a…

John S. Lloyd ’73

Jack died Sept. 17, 2020, in Ambler, Pa. Jack grew up in Laverock, Pa., and graduated from Chestnut Hill Academy before coming to Princeton. He…

H. Jay Melosh ’69

On Sept. 11, 2020, Jay died, and a life of great and enduring accomplishment came to an end. An American geophysicist specializing in impact cratering…

Thomas George Greig III ’69

Tom died Aug. 7, 2020, while vacationing with his family in Nantucket, Mass. A longtime resident of Summit, N.J., Tom and his family enjoyed summers…

James S. Green ’69

The Wilmington, Del., newspaper obituary for Jim Green, who died in the city Oct. 12, 2020, chronicles a remarkable, rich, and full life. Jim was…

John C. Beatty III ’69

John died July 2, 2020, in his sleep at his home on Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada. Born in New York, John grew up in…

Richard G. Thurston ’68

Rich died Aug. 18, 2020, in Charlottesville, Va. He was 73. He was born Sept. 10, 1946, in Washington, D.C. He attended Woodrow Wilson High…

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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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