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Thomas O. Pelzel  ’48 *68

Thomas O. Pelzel ’48 *68

Tom died July 3, 2022, at age 94. Born and raised in Charleston, W.Va., Tom graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School before entering Princeton in…

Frederick Eberstadt   ’48

Frederick Eberstadt ’48

Fred died July 29, 2023, in Manhattan just days after his 97th birthday. A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Fred entered Princeton in June 1944…

Mervin L. Baker ’59

We have little to trace the Princeton career or, indeed, the post-Princeton career, of Mervin Baker. He died Nov. 13, 2014, but we were not…

Charles E.M. Kolb   ’73

Charles E.M. Kolb ’73

Charles died July 13, 2023. He was born Nov. 16, 1950, in Salisbury, Md. He attended St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Del., where he was…

Alexander Galetovic *94

Alex died July 1, 2022, in Santiago, Chile. Born in Chile Jan. 18, 1965, he received his bachelor’s degree from Universidad Católica de Chile in…

Laurence R. Bentley *90

Larry died of complications of cancer March 22, 2023, in Calgary, Canada. He was born Feb. 24, 1950, in Burbank, Calif. He earned a bachelor’s…

Richard Shao-hai Wu *89

Richard died June 10, 2023, in Baltimore. Born Oct. 28, 1957, in Yueqing, China, he studied at Fudan University in China before moving to the…

Christine L. Krueger *86

Christine died of cancer in Milwaukee July 8, 2023. She was born April 27, 1957, in Wausau, Wis. She graduated from Lawrence University and earned…

Jeffrey C. Kantor *81

Jeff died of a heart attack July 12, 2023, in Rainy Lake, Minn. He was born July 10, 1954, in International Falls, Minn. He graduated…

Richard J. Sweeney *72

Dick died July 30, 2023, in Pomona, Calif. Born in San Diego Jan. 13, 1944, Dick did his undergraduate studies at UCLA, graduating in 1965…

Molly Hageboeck *71

Molly died in her sleep May 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Born Mary Katherine Hageboeck in Waukesha, Wis., June 4, 1944, Molly graduated from Connecticut…

William James McCroskey *66

Jim died of complications of Parkinson’s disease in Palo Alto, Calif., May 26, 2023. Born March 9, 1937, in San Angelo, Texas, Jim earned a…

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