MEMORIALS

Henry Martin Doerfler Jr. ’53
Hank died April 17, 2004, in Spring Hill, Fla. His wife, Lorraine, said he had suffered from multiple-systems atrophy, Parkinson's, ataxia, and Alzheimer's. A native…
Jared Horner Wilson ’53
Jerry, a Princeton native and prominent sailor who lived in Branford, Conn., died of heart failure July 6, 2004. A graduate of South Kent School…
John Bernard Curan ’53
Though in poor health, John was determined to attend our 50th reunion in 2003. Accompanied and supported by daughter Susan, brother Michael '58, niece Catherine…
Norborne Lewis Rawlings Jr. ’53
Lew, who roomed in Blair Tower senior year with Oz Applegate, Mike Donohue, Al Dowds, Jerv Finney, Bones Spencer, and Sid Staunton, and made lofty…
Stuyvesant Bonsal Pell ’53
Stuyve, affectionately called the “Energizer Bunny” by daughter Sara Pell-Stires for his stamina and consistency in rowing, running, and bicycling, died June 3, 2007, of…
William Dial Perry ’53
Bill, who contracted polio as a child but never let it affect his life, died of pulmonary fibrosis April 24, 2007, on Dataw Island, S.C…
William Hayes Ryan ’53
Bill, one of six '53 classmates from Penn Charter, died of congestive heart failure March 20, 2004, in Osprey, Fla. An all-round athlete who dined…
Robert Henri Binder ’53
After a valiant two-year battle with ALS, Bob died Apr. 1, 2004, in his Jacksonville, Fla., home. He had hoped to take part in the…
Ib Eric Sundt ’53
Eric captained the freshman swimming team, was a frogman on the Navy's Underwater Demolition Team, and went on to make a bigger splash in commercial…
James Nelson Rosse ’53
Jim, who spent 27 years at Stanford, rising from an assistant professor to vice president and provost, died of a severe respiratory ailment Feb. 16…
Howard David Hermansdorfer ’53
Dave, a retired US district judge who was appointed to the bench by Pres. Richard Nixon in 1972, died Nov. 17, 2003, in his Ashland…
William Wirt Peabody ’53
Courageous and ever optimistic, Bill died of cancer July 21, 2003, in Sante Fe. N.M. He met his wife, the late Ellen Bentzen, while serving…
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