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William Radford Coyle ’55

Bill, an OB/GYN physician who once estimated that he had delivered about 4,000 babies, died in Peabody, Mass., Feb. 10, 2023, the day before his…

Jon B. Rogers ’54

Jon died May 17, 2022. At Wayland Academy he participated in football, swimming, and track. An economics major at Princeton, his senior thesis was on…

David George Powell ’54

Dave died following surgery for a hernia Feb. 14, 2023. He came to us from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill., where he was…

Maurice Kemp Jr. ’54

Maury died Feb. 8, 2023. He prepared at St. Andrew’s School in Delaware, where he starred in three sports, earning MVP honors in basketball and…

Joseph F. Johnston Jr. ’54

Joe died Jan. 3, 2023. At The Hill School, he was active in tennis and golf. Majoring in history, his senior thesis was on Edward…

Carl August de Gersdorff ’54

Carl died Nov. 19, 2021. He prepared at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass. At Princeton, Carl majored in English, joined Colonial Club, was active…

Robert E. Taylor ’53

Bob, who balanced his life between New York and Scotland for many years, died Dec. 8, 2022, in New Paltz, N.Y. He was born in…

Bruce Lee ’53

Bruce was born in New York City and attended Pomfret School before coming to Princeton. He left Princeton after his freshman year and subsequently graduated…

Robert C. Lamperti ’52

Bob came to the class from the military, where he enlisted for two years of Army service in Japan. He was valedictorian at North Plainfield…

Roger Kirk ’52

Roger died Jan. 18, 2023. His father was Adm. Alan G. Kirk, commander of Allied naval forces at the invasion of Normandy. Roger came to…

Donald MacLaren Jack ’52

Don came to us from Garden City (N.Y.) High School and majored in history, ate at Cannon, and roomed with Bob Van Meter, Dave Dimmock…

Charles James Farrell ’51

Jim came to us from Warren-Area (Pa.) High School after two years of Army service as a technician in Salzburg, Austria. He was a history…

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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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