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John N. Farmer ’52

John had a childhood quite unlike any of the rest of us. Born to English missionary parents in India, he began school in England but…

Wendell S. Dietrich ’51

Wen was born June 17, 1930, in Syracuse, N.Y., to Sanford and Mary Willett Dietrich. He prepared for Princeton at the Lawrenceville School. At Princeton…

Ronald A. Wittreich ’50

Ron died Dec. 3, 2017, after a brief illness in Englewood, N.J. He graduated from Tenafly (N.J.) High School in 1944, where he captained the…

Donald G. West ’50

Don died Jan. 21, 2018, in Bethesda, Md., not far from where he was born. He attended Episcopal (Va.) High School and Bullis School. Don…

Robert A. Fowler ’50

Bob died Jan. 12, 2018, in Princeton. He graduated from the Valley Forge Military Academy. At Princeton he was on the varsity crew and rowed…

David P. Billington ’50

Dave died March 25, 2018, in Los Angeles. He was a Hill School alum and Navy veteran. At Princeton he played varsity soccer, acted in…

Charles F. Wheatley Jr. ’49

Charlie died Feb. 13, 2018, in Grasonville, Md. Charlie came to Princeton from Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington. He majored in history, joined Prospect…

John W. Kern III ’49

John died Jan. 30, 2018, in Washington, D.C. He was a retired judge of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. A lifelong…

Carl G. Fonden ’49

Charlie died April 12, 2014, in Manchester, N.H. He was born Oct. 23, 1925, and enlisted in the Army immediately after finishing high school. As…

John C. Davis ’49

John died peacefully July 21, 2016, in his home at the Plymouth Harbor Retirement Community, near Sarasota, Fla. John grew up in Eau Claire, Wis…

John F. Bernard ’49

John died Jan. 12, 2018, in Princeton. He and his wife, Peggy, had lived there for many years, with a summer home in Washington, Vt…

William W. Baden ’49

Wil died Nov. 9, 2016, in California. A native of New York, he came to Princeton as a math major, and although little is known…

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