Memorials: June 5, 1996


Barrows Dunham '26 *33
Barrows Dunham died Nov. 19, 1995, of heart failure at Lankenau Hospital near Philadelphia. He earned an MA and a PhD from Princeton and was for many years chairman of the philosophy department at Temple Univ. During WWII, Barrows served with the Air Raid Warning system.
The 1947 publication of his book Man Against Myth brought accolades from Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell.
In 1953 Barrows refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee, which was investigating him on charges of subversive activities. These charges were brought in view of his liberal writings and alleged membership in the Communist Party. Barrows believed that teachers had a right to teach without government regulation. He was dismissed by Temple and his pension blocked. He was charged with contempt of Congress. He took on part-time teaching jobs. He wrote a number of books and pamphlets including A Giant and Chains, Heroes and Heretics, Thinkers and Treasurers, and Ethics Dead and Alive.
In 1955 a Federal District Court dismissed the charge of contempt, and in 1981 Temple Univ. restored his pension and granted him the title of emeritus professor of philosophy.
Barrows is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alice, and their son, Clarke, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Our sympathy is extended to Alice and the members of Barrows's family on the death of this courageous member of the class.
The Class of 1926

Giles Anthony Webster '29
Dud died Feb. 11, 1996, at the Holy Name Friary in Ridgewood, N.J. We continued to call him Dud, though he had changed his name to Giles Anthony when he entered the Order of Friars Minot.
He prepared at St. Benedict's School and Crown School. At Princeton he was in football, lacrosse, track, and water polo. His roommates were Ken Appel and Squeak Kniffin; he was a member of Tower Club. He started on Wall Street, but was ordained as a priest in 1933. He did graduate work at several universities and also taught at several.
He was consistently involved in work with youth groups. He went into the Navy and was on active duty from 1950-57. He was staff chaplain to a distinguished line of admirals and Marine Corps generals, and he was senior Catholic chaplain at the Navy Chaplain School. There seemed no limit to the activities he took on in addition to his theological studies and priestly duties-birdwatching, dollcollecting, radio commentating, flight instructing, cycling (he held an upstate New York speed record).
Although Dud's lifestyle was so different from the rest of ours, he was an active class member. We salute his career of public service and extend sympathy to his "family," his brothers in residence at the Holy Name Friary.
The Class of 1929

Stanley T. Garber '30
Stan died of a stroke Apr. 2, 1996, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He came to Princeton from Walnut Hills H.S., majored in biology, and graduated cum laude. He received his MD at Harvard in 1934. A talented obstetrician and a skilled researcher, he served as chairman of obstetrics from 194667 at Cincinnati General Hospital. He was a founding member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of the Assn. of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He also served at Bethesda Hospital, the Jewish Hospital, and Christ Hospital.
In 1982 he retired from private practice to take care of his wife, Frances Davis Garber, whom he had married in 1935. His soninlaw spoke of how he had combined high standards of integrity with a positive outlook on life. A professorship in obstetrics is being established at the Univ. of Cincinnati College of Medicine, but the gratitude of the thousands of patients, students, and interns is his most enduring memorial.
He is survived by his second wife, Marietta Kelley Garber, whom he married in 1985, two sons, David and Stanley Jr., two daughters, Francie Pepper and Helen, and eight grandchildren, to all of whom we extend deep sympathy. We have lost an outstanding classmate.
The Class of 1930

Ernest Reginald Harding '30
Ernest Reginald Harding died of an aneurysm Feb. 1, 1996, in Laguna Hills, Calif., where he had lived since 1988.
Reg came to Princeton from Rothesay Collegiate School in New Brunswick, Canada, but left before graduating. He became a CPA in NYC with Stagg, Mather and Hough, which merged with Price Waterhouse in 1952. He specialized in corporate accounting with clients in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean. When he retired in 1973, he was resident partner in Puerto Rico.
His first wife, Emily Hibbard, died in 1965. They had two children, John '58 and Hilary, and five grandchildren. His grandson Robert '85 graduated summa cum laude during our 55th reunion.
He met his second wife, Miriam Collins, in Puerto Rico, and they married in 1969. She survives him, along with her two children, Daryl and Lila.
He was a member of the vestry of Grace Episcopal Church in Plainfield, N.J., where he made his home for 30 years. He was on several local boards, as well as two in NYC.
A loyal and enthusiastic alumnus of Princeton, he belonged to the Princeton Club of New York for many years. A hard working, capable man with a strong sense of integrity, he will be missed. The class extends its deep sympathy to his wife, children, and grandchildren.
The Class of 1930

James Archibald Kerr '32 *35
Arch Kerr died Mar. 20, 1996, at the Meadow Lakes retirement community in Hightstown, N.J. After graduation, Arch went on to graduate studies in architecture at Princeton and Columbia. After a trip through Europe studying architecture, he practiced in Englewood, Montclair, Princeton, and Washington, D.C. During WWII, he served in the Marine Corps Aviation Reserve at Harvard and at Cherry Point, N.C., and with a fighter squadron in the South Pacific and Pacific Asiatic areas as a utilities officer.
After 1946 Arch practiced his profession with architect Kenneth Kassler and with the firm Walker, Sander, Ford & Kerr. He also worked independently. He undertook a wide variety of architectural commissions, including many universityrelated projects. The majority of his work was residential and in the Princeton area. He did a great deal of volunteer work for Nassau Presbyterian Church, the Trenton branch of the Architectural Society of America, and Habitat for Humanity.
Arch spent the summers at "South Point," Grenell Island, one of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River in New York, where he had gone since childhood.
In 1955 Arch married Lawrence Norris. The two of them were loyal Princetonians, regularly attending our class functions regardless of his loss of hearing.
Our deep sympathy goes out to Lawrie, who survives him, along with a grandnephew, three grandnieces, and many cousins.
The Class of 1932

Albert Frank Faber Jr. '35 *36
Al Faber died Jan. 19, 1996, in Wallingford, Conn., of Alzheimer's disease. He had lived at a health-care center for some time before he died. Al was born in Brooklyn in 1913 and attended Poly Prep before entering Princeton, where he was a mechanical engineering major. He roomed with Frank Cheston. While an undergraduate he represented Princeton at a student convention of the ASME, winning first prize for a paper he delivered as president of the Princeton Engineering Society. Al was a member of the Triangle Club and also worked for the Theatre Intime.
After earning a master's in engineering at Princeton, Faber engaged in management for several manufacturing concerns in Cleveland. He married Ruth Reichenbacher, a professional artist, in 1940. The Fabers moved to Connecticut in 1963, where they enjoyed water sports, yachting, and recreational running. Al wrote technical papers for several engineering societies, and pursued a hobby of woodworking and cabinet making. He found time to serve as a consulting engineer and sales representative in the Long Island Sound area.
We send most sincere sympathy to wife Ruth, daughter Lynn, and three grandchildren.
The Class of 1935

Stryker Warren '35
Stryker Warren died Mar. 14, 1996, in Clearwater, Fla., as a result of complications after surgery for an aortic aneurysm. He was 83.
Stryker prepared for Princeton at the Hun School, majored in modern languages, was manager of the Triangle Club on its trips, and was for four years the organist for Episcopalian chapel services. Later, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he continued his abiding interest in organ studies. He was organist for several Episcopal churches in the Bay Area, and belonged to the Masons for 53 years.
He had military service during WWII doing hospital administration work, returning to civilian life as a captain in the medical corps.
In business, Stryker worked in drug retailing and health insurance with McKesson and Robbins and Becton Dickinson. He retired to the west coast of Florida in 1985.
As to his marital status and family, Stryker wrote in our 50th-reunion yearbook: "First wife died within three months, two successive marriages each survived 16 years; society and I both benefit from my 'singlehood'." He is survived by daughter Cornelia Lincoln, sons Stryker Jr. and Henry E. II, sister Helen Carroll, seven grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. The class sends sincerest condolences to all.
The Class of 1935
Lawrence Van Dyke Hauxhurst '37
Ardent fisherman, boatsman, flyer, and bomb expert, Larry Hauxhurst, died Oct. 16, 1994, leaving Audrey, his wife of 53 years, two sons, Scott and Larry, and one granddaughter. His grandfather, George Douglass Van Dyke 1873, was the oldest Princeton graduate in 1948 at age 95.
At Princeton Larry majored in biology, earning honors in his junior year. He rowed varsity crew and was a member of Charter.
When the Natl. Defense Program began, Larry moved to a subsidiary of the United Wallpaper Factories as superintendent. Later he went to the Curran Chemical Co., where he made incendiary bombs.
He was inducted into the Army in 1943 as a private and came out a first lieutenant, having served in the ETO. He was assistant factory manager of Automatic Products Co. in Wisconsin. In 1956 he moved to LaCanada, outside L.A., and worked as national sales manager for Leeden Manufacturing Co., a hydraulic engineering outfit.
As a fisherman, he is known to have caught a 165lb. marlin. He moved to South Laguna, Calif., to be near his 47ft. boat, but he had to dispose of it after he had a serious fall. He had been sick the last 15 years.
We send our belated condolences to the family.
The Class of 1937

Maurice F. Kelley h'38 *34
Maurice Kelley, Princeton professor of English, emeritus, and an honorary member of our class, died Feb. 5, 1996, in Princeton. He was a recognized expert on the poet John Milton. He was 92.
Born in Oklahoma Territory, he graduated from the Univ. of Oklahoma in 1929, took an MA from the Univ. of Maine, and received his PhD from Princeton in 1934. He joined the faculty that year. A former high school wrestling coach, he took a strong interest in our teams and formed lifelong friendships with, among others, Jerry Barzaghi, Charlie Powers, Jack Stebbins, and Charlie Toll. He enjoyed backpacking, biking, and rockclimbing.
During WWII, he directed the university's War Service Bureau, which served those who entered the armed forces before completing their studies. He retired in 1971. He rarely missed a reunion and over the years came to know most of us, especially through attendance at games with the Plattens.
Doc was married to Doris Unzicker, who died in 1971. He is survived by their children, Dr. Marinda K. Schwartz, David M., and Elizabeth Quigg, his sister Wynnefred Harmon, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. The class has suffered a great loss and joins them in their sorrow.
The Class of 1938

Robert Adams Moss '38
Bob Moss died July 24, 1995, of heart failure. He spent his entire career in many different aspects of education but always called himself simply "a teacher."
Bob majored in history and was a member of Theatre Intime. Upon graduation he began 20 years at Groton School, where he taught religion and became senior master. In 1958 Bob became head of St. Andrew's School in Delaware, to which he brought coeducation, racial integration, and an expanded arts program. In 1976 he began teaching religion at Westtown Friends and later at Lincoln Univ. In recent years Bob was a volunteer administrator at a hospital, where he developed the ethics and quality assurance programs. In all his work, Bob was guided by his deep religious faith.
In 1984 Bob found his real mission in Kenya, in a visit to Nangina Girls Primary School, a rural school struggling with inadequate facilities and teaching materials. He helped build up the school with teacher-training seminars, a library, and his own inspiring teaching. Today Nangina School is a topranked primary school in Kenya.
Bob is survived by his wife, Maria Cattell, son Robert A. Jr., daughters Heidi Moss and Majorie MossCoane, Maria's four children and their combined 10 grandchildren, brother Hunter '35, sisters Anna Spiller and Sarah Lorimer, and former wife Huldah. We join them in celebrating Bob's life.
The Class of 1938

John Van Cortlandt Koppelman '40
With the death of Johnny Koppelman from Parkinson's disease on Feb. 3, 1996, we have lost a warm, sincere, and friendly classmate.
A lifelong Baltimorean, Koppy prepared at Gilman School, majored in economics, participated in lacrosse and wrestling, and was a member of Cap & Gown. Henry Thomas, Don Patterson, Beau Pearre, and Ridge Melvin were his roommates. Throughout WWII, Koppy served in the field artillery and was discharged a captain.
Koppy worked in the investment firms of Walter Koppelman Co. and Robert Garrett & Sons. Later he moved to the manufacturing industry, first with Flynn & Emrich Co. and then Ward Machinery Co., until he retired in 1982. He served on the Gilman Alumni Board and the vestry of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. He was a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the L'Hirondelle Club. Among his many interests and pleasures were family, ocean sailing, and tennis.
Koppy leaves his wife, Nannie, two sons, three daughters, and nine grandchildren, to all of whom the class sends its deepest sympathy. He will be missed by his classmates and many other Princeton friends. Our memories of him will be treasured with fondness and affection.
The Class of 1940

Victor Raymond Schmidt Jr. '46
Vic Schmidt died May 27, 1995, in the Lehigh Valley Hospital after a brain tumor operation.
Vic came to Princeton from the Taft School and played freshman football and rugby. He joined the Army in early 1943. He served in the Signal Corps in Europe and returned to Princeton in Sept. 1946, majoring in mechanical engineering.
Vic lived in Emmaus, Penn., working first in the Lehigh Spinning Co., which made jute and synthetic carpet yarns. He then moved to the family hosiery mill, Kraemer Hosiery Co., converting it to a synthetic spinning mill, known as Kraemer Textiles. He became its CEO.
A civic and religious leader, Vic served on the council of the Emmaus Lutheran Church and later on the vestry of St. John's Lutheran Church in Allentown. Vic was a life member of the board of trustees of Muhlenberg College and secretary and historian of the Contemporary Club of Allentown. Vic lived on a farm, and his hobbies included farming, tennis, and history. He was devoted to his family.
Vic is survived by his wife, Nancy, sons David, Victor, and Peter, daughters Gale Hodavance and Vicky Lindabury, and 10 grandchildren. To all of them, the class sends its deep sympathy. Vic will be missed by his many friends in the class.
The Class of 1946

Charles D. O'Connor '48
Charles O'Connor died July 25, 1995. He was a resident of Darien, Conn.
Chuck spent his professional career in the petroleum industry. He was employed by Standard Oil Co. for many years, working around the world as head of cargo sales. He met and married his wife, Rita (who predeceased him), in Caracas, Venezuela. His work took him throughout the Caribbean and South America. By 1975 he had formed Dycon Petroleum and was headquartered in London with offices in Madrid, Geneva, Lisbon, Caracas, and NYC. While in London, Chuck was president of the Princeton Club. Later he resided in Gstaad, Switzerland, before returning to Darien.
In college Chuck majored in economics and was a member of Cottage as well as being secretarytreasurer. He was involved with Triangle Club and the crew. He was in the Army Air Corps from 194345.
Chuck is survived by son Dyer, brother Brian, and sisters Phyliss, Carol, and Grace. To all of them, the class extends its deepest sympathy.
The Class of 1948

Hugh M. Griffiths '63
Hugh Minnich Griffiths, a physicist, died Feb. 19, 1996, at his home in Swannanoa, N.C., near Asheville. He was 53.
He had lived in North Carolina since 1984, when he moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to work in control circuit design at Parameter Generation and Control in Black Mountain. He sang in the choir at Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church, where a memorial service was held.
Born in Mussoorie, India, where his parents were missionaries, Hugh graduated from Woodstock School there. At Princeton he majored in physics, also being active in Wilson Society and the chapel choir, and then obtained a master's in the same subject at Stanford.
The class joins in mourning with his brothers, David Griffiths and Dr. Robert Griffiths '57, and his sisters, the Rev. Ruth G. Doyle and Marian G. Demcisak. Memorials may be made to Witnessing Ministries for Christ, Fresno, Calif.; to Warren Wilson College; or to Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church.
The Class of 1963

Alexander Forsyth Norcross '63
Alex Norcross died in his sleep of a massive heart attack Dec. 5, 1994, in Long Beach, Miss., where he was a patent attorney.
Raised in Atlanta, where he attended Westminster School, he went from Princeton to the Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Alex then served with the Air Force in Hawaii, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. With a master's in systems engineering from USC, he next worked for Martin Marietta while earning a law degree parttime from Loyola Univ.
After first taking up the law as a patent attorney in New Orleans, he moved his practice to Gulfport in 1985.
Alex's hobbies and interests were many: electronics and amateur radio, the Greater Gulf Coast Arts Council, local yacht clubs, judge for the US SailingGulf Yachting Assn., the Pass Christian Rotary Club, the vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church in Pass Christian, where he was studying education for the ministry.
The class conveys its sorrow to his wife, Elaine; son, Alexander Jr., daughter, Elizabeth; parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Norcross; brother, David, and two sisters, Hazlett Segler and Susan Allen.
The Class of 1963

Laurence J. Craigie '74
Bill Craigie died May 28, 1994. He had been battling AIDS for some time.
Bill majored in psychology and was a member of Charter Club. He later recalled the time he spent playing bridge at Charter as among his happiest times at Princeton.
After graduation Bill went into advertising research, working mostly for J. Walter Thompson and Young & Rubicam. Long-term assignments included work for Kodak and Pepsi. Bill took pride in his skills as a focus-group moderator and marketer.
Eight days before his death, Bill wrote to a classmate, expressing regret that his health would prevent him from attending our 20th reunion. In a letter filled with humor, pride, and consideration, he wrote about his life: "I am who I've always wanted to be. I'm doing the things I've always wanted to do. I live my life-for the most part-in joy." Our 20th reunion was held the weekend after he died; in spirit, Bill was there celebrating with us.
We extend our deepest condolences to Bill's parents, John H. Craigie *58 and Mary C. Craigie, his brothers, Michael and Allan, and his sister, Ann Bates.
The Class of 1974


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