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Richard L. Cann ’72 *78

Richard died Oct. 6, 2019, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at his home in Hopewell Township, N.J. He was 68. A Denver, Colo., native, Richard…

Arthur Collins Hamm ’69

Art died peacefully Aug. 5, 2020. A graduate of Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., he received his Princeton degree in philosophy of religion…

David C. Bruner ’69

We note with sadness the passing of Dave Aug. 15, 2020. A Chicago native, he grew up in Racine, Wis., where he was president of…

Thomas B. Stoel Jr. ’62

Tom died July 17, 2020, after a year of declining health. He grew up in Portland, Ore., and graduated from Lincoln High School. He majored…

David P. O’Brien III ’62

Obie died Aug. 20, 2020. Coming from Louisville’s Atherton High School, he majored in biology as a pre-med student. Obie dined at Cap and roomed…

Donald M. Hayward ’62

Don died May 25, 2020, in Beech Mountain, N.C., from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Don came to Princeton from Loveland, Colo., where in high school…

Robert S. Dumper Jr. ’62

The class was saddened to learn that Bob died Feb. 4, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. Bob came to us from the Hotchkiss School, where he…

Gaylord Edwin Smith ’61

Gay died Jan. 30, 2020, at his home in Columbus, Ohio. Born in Port Washington, N.Y., and raised largely in LaPorte, Texas, he came to…

Stephen H. Polansky ’61

Steve died Sept. 4, 2019, presumably in San Francisco, where he had lived for many years. Born in Lynn, Mass., he prepared for Princeton at…

Richard H. Palmer ’61

Rich, professor emeritus of theatre at the College of William & Mary, died March 15, 2020. Born in Richmond, he came to us from Chattanooga…

Edwin Maxwell Fulcher ’61

Ed lived in San Diego, Calif., where he died March 7, 2020, just one month from his 81st birthday. He was born in Washington, D.C…

Richard F. Puffer Jr. ’59

Dick Puffer, a man of many talents, died May 8, 2020, of heart and lung disease at home in Concord, Mass. A Connecticut native, Dick…

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