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William W. Berghuis ’54

Bill died Nov. 10, 2022, in Toronto, Ontario. He prepared at Blake School in Hopkins, Minn., where he was active in swimming, tennis, and dramatics…

Richard W. Vannatta Jr. ’53

Dick died Oct. 22, 2022, in Burke, Va. He was born in Bethlehem, Pa., and came to Princeton in the Naval ROTC program after graduating…

William F. Ogden Jr. ’53

Bill was born in Atlanta, but moved to Chicago with his family at the age of 5 and grew up in that city. He came…

Alan J. Kohn ’53

Alan was born in New Haven, Conn., and attended Hamden High School before coming to Princeton. He joined Campus Club and majored in biology, writing…

Alexander Brody ’53

Alex was born as Sándor Bródy in Budapest, Hungary, and came to the United States at the age of 15. He attended the Edgewood School…

Irvin Grief Jr. ’52

Irv came from the McDonogh School to the class and majored in sociology. He joined Colonial Club, was on The Daily Princetonian as promotions manager…

Gordon Granger ’52

Gordie graduated from Blair Academy (class president) and spent a year at Lehigh before joining us. His father, Allen Granger, was in the Class of…

Robert Rundle Thornton ’51

Bob died Oct. 4, 2022, in Encinitas, Calif., after a long and successful career as a California lawyer. He joined us in 1947 as an…

Eugene Lent Church ’46

Pursuit of excellence is an appropriate moniker for Gene Church, who died two months shy of 97 on June 5, 2022. One of several who…

Margaret Rose Vendryes *97

The first Black student to receive a doctorate in art and archaeology from Princeton, Margaret died March 25, 2022, of a cardiac event during surgery…

Fiona C. Tolhurst *95

Fiona died unexpectedly in Fort Myers, Fla., Dec. 21, 2021, at age 53. Born Feb. 25, 1968, she majored in English literature at Rice in…

William McGowen Priestley *72

Raised in Rosedale, Miss., Mac died in Winchester, Tenn., June 22, 2022, at age 81. Mac graduated from The University of the South (Sewanee) in…

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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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