MEMORIALS

Jacob D. Bekenstein *72
Jacob Bekenstein, the Michael Polak Professor of Theoretical Physics emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who revolutionized the study of black holes, died, unexpectedly…
Abner E. Shimony *62
Abner Shimony, who earned doctorates in philosophy and physics and was a professor in both fields, died Aug. 8, 2015. He was 87. Shimony graduated…
Arnold Brooks *56
Arnold Brooks, a retired technology manager at the General Electric Co., died July 24, 2015, at the age of 89. Brooks graduated from Columbia with…
James M. Hund *54
James Hund, retired professor emeritus of management at Emory University, died Sept. 13, 2015, at the age of 93. Hund graduated from Amherst College in…
Hartley Rogers Jr. *52
Hartley Rogers, professor emeritus of mathematics at MIT, died July 17, 2015, at age 89. Rogers graduated from Yale in 1946 with a bachelor’s degree…
Kelly B. Sponberg ’98
Kelly died Aug. 28, 2015, in Silver Spring, Md., of cancer. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and later moved to Bentonville, Ark. Kelly…
John Briggs ’83
John died June 12, 2015, shortly before his 53rd birthday. Born in Memphis, Tenn., John prepared for Princeton at Milton Academy, where he was an…
John R. Hare ’79
John died May 17, 2015, in New Haven, Conn., after a lengthy illness. John, known to many as “Jay,” came to Princeton from The Taft…
Thomas M. Colbert ’76
The following is an expanded version of a memorial from the April 6, 2016, issue. Thomas Matthew Colbert died Aug. 21, 2015, in Houston, after…
Khalid Lum ’72
The following is an expanded version of a memorial from the April 6, 2016, issue. Khalid died Sept. 8, 2015, in New Haven, Conn. A…
Peter W. Platten ’68
Peter died Oct.14, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in New York City and came to Princeton from the Taft School…
Thomas L. Kennedy III ’68
Tom died Oct. 31, 2015, of complications from cancer. He was born March 2, 1946, in Allentown, Pa., and was an accomplished athlete at William…
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