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Edward E. Ruhnke Jr.  ’59

Edward E. Ruhnke Jr. ’59

Ted died March 11, 2022. A native of East Orange, N.J., at high school Ted played football, ran track, worked on the school newspaper, and…

Grahame P. Richards Jr.  ’59

Grahame P. Richards Jr. ’59

Born in Paducah, Ky., Bill (as he was known) attended Ritenour Senior High School in St. Louis. He lived in Devon and later Wynnewood, Pa…

Bruce E. Nickerson  ’59

Bruce E. Nickerson ’59

Lung cancer took Bruce at his home in Lexington, Mass., July 4, 2023. He was born to English teachers in New York City, and a…

Malcolm A. Moore  ’59

Malcolm A. Moore ’59

Mal died July 13, 2023, in Seattle, the city that he and his wife, Phoebe Ann, had adopted and where he practiced law for 58…

Robert A. Gilbert  ’59

Robert A. Gilbert ’59

Bob died Aug. 30, 2023. He is survived by his son, daughter, and two grandchildren. His wife of 44 years, Gail, an interior designer whom…

Malcolm B. Roberts  ’58

Malcolm B. Roberts ’58

Mal died May 7, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska. He was 86. He came to Princeton from the Webb School, where he participated in basketball, debate…

Charles R. Cookson  ’57

Charles R. Cookson ’57

Charlie died May 19, 2023, of prostate cancer. He was a diplomat, international entrepreneur, and educator. He came to Princeton from the Darlington School in…

Gordon Wilson  ’56

Gordon Wilson ’56

Gordon died Oct. 19, 2022, of complications of a fall. He is survived by his wife, April; his sons Speke and Reid; and five grandchildren…

Edward C. White  ’56

Edward C. White ’56

Eddie died Dec. 15, 2022, after a long illness. Among the first Black students to attend Princeton, Eddie came to our class from Arts High…

Derick L. Driemeyer  ’56

Derick L. Driemeyer ’56

Derick died Dec. 8, 2023, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He followed his brother Clark ’53 to Princeton from St. Louis Country Day…

Henry F. Dawes  ’56

Henry F. Dawes ’56

Harry died Sept. 5, 2023. Coming from Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, N.J., he followed his father Wetmore Dawes 1926 to Princeton, where Harry…

Gustav Paumgartner ’54

Gustav died Sept. 23, 2023. He prepared at the Lichtenfels Gymnasium in Graz, the second-largest city in Austria. At Princeton, he was a member of…

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