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Richard P. Brown Jr. ’42

A man remembered as much for his acts of kindness as his stellar legal career and enduring support of the city of Philadelphia, Richard died…

Bourne Bean ’42

Bourne died Nov. 1, 2016. Born in 1920, in Louisville, Ky., Bourne graduated from Princeton and married the love of his life, Byrd Chamness. After…

James G. Hirsh ’60

Jim died Aug. 28, 2017. He joined us from Germantown Friends Academy in Philadelphia. At Princeton he played freshman soccer and especially sailed, his passion…

Parker D. Thomson ’53

When Parker died Nov. 3, 2017, the Miami Herald headline read, “Parker Thomson, defender of the First Amendment, dies at 85.” Parker and his law…

Virgil V. McKenna *67

Virgil McKenna, professor of psychology emeritus at the College of William and Mary, died Aug. 2, 2017, after a brief illness. He was 82. McKenna…

Bilsel H. Alisbah *63

Bilsel Alisbah, who worked at the World Bank for 30 years, died of cancer July 2, 2017. He was 79. Born in Turkey, he spent…

W. Barry Nixon *60

Barry Nixon, who as a test pilot pursued high-level aeronautical research on Princeton’s Forrestal campus, died peacefully Aug. 22, 2017, at age 87. Nixon graduated…

Gene A. Brucker *54

Gene Brucker, professor of history emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, died July 9, 2017, at the age of 92. He graduated from the…

Joseph J. Cahill Jr. *53

Joseph Cahill, whose longtime career as a chemist involved positions at Merck in New Jersey and Hoechst Celanese in Texas, died July 25, 2017, at…

Robert J. Stack ’72

Bob died Dec. 2, 2017, in London, where he returned to live near his wife’s family. He was a steady and affable classmate. Bob came…

William F. Binder Jr. ’72

Bill died Dec. 21, 2017, unexpectedly at his home in Boca Raton, Fla. A native of Yardville, N.J., Bill came to Princeton from Bordentown Military…

William B. O’Connor ’61

Bill died Nov. 6, 2017. He came to us from Canterbury School and was part of the Canterbury contingent that included Jay McCabe, John O’Neill…

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