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David H. Brown Sr. ’53

David died Feb. 9, 2023, in Yardley, Pa. He was born in Manhattan and came to Princeton from Phillips Academy. He joined Cannon Club, majored…

George D. Nesbitt ’51

George died at home on Dec. 26, 2022. He was 93. He was born in Dehradun, India, where his father, Ralph Beryl Nesbitt 1914, taught…

Crawford John MacCallum ’51

Described in his obituary as a physicist, astronomer, performer, translator, and all-around adventurer, Mac died at his home in the village of Tijeras, a suburb…

Edgar Herbert Lawton Jr. ’51

Ed came to us from Hartsville, a small town in South Carolina where his family owned a successful vegetable oil processing company. He roomed with…

Kenneth E. Van Riper Jr. ’57

We have recently received notice of Ken’s death on Aug. 20, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. Son of Kenneth E. Van Riper 1925, he came to…

R. Warner Wood Jr. ’48

Warner, an innovative orthopedic surgeon, died Feb. 27, 2022, at age 96. Warner grew up in Princeton, where he sometimes delivered groceries to Albert Einstein…

Richard J. Agee *82

Richard died April 30, 2023, in Denver, a few days before his 70th birthday. Born May 2, 1953, in Oakland, Calif., Richard graduated from the…

Kemal Dervis ’73

Kemal died of neurodegenerative disease May 7, 2023, in Bethesda, Md. Born Jan. 10, 1949, in Istanbul, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the…

Robert Burr Litchfield *65

Due to complications from a fall, Burr died in Westport, Mass., Feb. 9, 2023, at the age of 86. Burr was born Aug. 16, 1936…

Ronald E. Miller *61

Ron died in Seattle, Jan. 26, 2023. Born in Seattle Sept. 1, 1934, Ron earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at Harvard in 1955. His…

Norman C. Thomas *59

Norman died in Cincinnati May 25, 2023. Born Feb. 16, 1932, in Sioux Falls, S.D., Norman grew up in Marquette, Mich. He earned his undergraduate…

Harry Costas Avery *59

Harry died at age 93 in Pittsburgh June 9, 2023. Harry was born in 1930 in Philadelphia. He enlisted in the Army after high school…

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2023: Lives Lived & Lost

PAW Published memorials for 569 alumni in 2023, and in this issue, we reflect on 13 of those lives, the impact they had on Princeton, their families, and the world.

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