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Peter G. McAllen ’72

Peter was raised in Glencoe, Ill., and joined our class from New Trier East High School. He was preceded at Princeton by his father, William…

Eric J. Sauda ’70

Eric died June 1, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. He came to us from Syracuse, always fascinated by architecture. He did a case study for his…

Peter J. Straus ’69

Peter died July 13, 2025, in Redding, Calif. He was a lifelong activist for peace and fairness, fighting time and again for causes he believed…

Michael A. Votichenko ’68

Michael was born Oct. 8, 1946, the grandson of a Russian émigré and son of a philosopher father. He died of organ failure May 22…

Erick M. Leithe Jr. ’68

Rick died Aug. 21, 2025, near Seattle of complications due to pulmonary fibrosis. He came to us from Roosevelt High School in Seattle, where he…

Stephen M. Cushmore ’68

Cush died June 4, 2025, in Philadelphia of complications due to Parkinson’s disease. He came to us from William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, where…

John M. Bogert ’68

John died Aug. 22, 2025, doing what he loved with the woman he loved. He and his wife, Lorrie, were about to go crabbing in…

Anozie A. Ozumba ’66

Ano died Aug. 25, 2025, in his native Nigeria. He joined our class as a sophomore in 1963 after graduating from the Government College in…

John W. Bowman Jr. ’66

John, known to classmates as “Bows,” died Aug. 21, 2025, ending a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Bows came to Princeton from Choate, where he was…

John Robert Bedell ’66

Bob died Sept. 18, 2025, on Hilton Head Island, S.C. He came to Princeton from Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, where he played baseball…

Thomas M. Brayton ’65

Tom died May 17, 2025, in Darien, Conn., where he lived for many years with his wife of 56 years, Friede, sister of classmate John…

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