Watt Reynolds Matthews '21
Watt Matthews died Apr. 13, 1997, at Lambshead Ranch, his 45,000 acre West Texas spread. He was 98.
At Princeton, Watt majored in economics, was a member of Whig Hall and Tower Club. He served during WWI as a private with the SATC. Throughout his life he was a strong supporter of the university and of education, serving on various Princeton-related committees. He also sponsored local students. In the 1970s, the neighboring town of Albany had more Princeton graduates per capita than any other community in the country. About 15 years ago, he invited our class to a memorable week-long houseparty at Lambshead. Watt attended Reunions last year, where he was the only representative of our class and the second oldest attending graduate.
Watt's life was the ranch, where he was a working cowboy-he rode fence lines, strung barbed wire, grubbed out cactus, improved grassland, herded cattle, branded hem, wormed them, and drove them to market.
Watt became comanager of the incorporated ranch in 1941 and general manager in 1977. For his many admirers, he was the ultimate rancher who could "look a cow in the butt and read its mind." Said a friend at his funeral, "He treated men as men, women as ladies, and loved children and the land." He was a wonderful man.
The Class of 1921

Samuel Sumney Scott '26
Sam Scott died at his home in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Jan. 29, 1997. He was 91.
Sam came to Princeton from Montclair Academy, where he had taken part in most of the school's extracurricular activities including football. At Princeton, Sam participated in boxing and wrestling in our freshman year, and later was active in the Polity and Law clubs. He was a member of Gateway. Following graduation Sam earned his law degree at Harvard Law School. He practiced in the Pittsburgh area for more than 50 years. He was senior partner of Scott, Swenson & Scott when he retired in 1975.
Sam was active in community and professional affairs and was well known as counsel and president of the Automobile Club of Pittsburgh and for articles published in the Pittsburgh Automobilist. His principal hobby in which he attained Life Master rank was bridge. Sam was ever a loyal member of the class and will be remembered for his distinctive piano playing at a number of our reunions.
Sam married Virginia Du Barry in 1934. They had four sons. Virginia died in 1983. Sam married Elaine Sims in 1990. He is survived by Elaine, by three of his sons, Samuel D. '57, Fred W., and Richard S. '64, 11 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, to all of whom we extend our deep sympathy.
The Class of 1926

Robert Wohlforth '26
Bob Wohlforth, a resident of Ridgefield, Conn., for more than 67 years, died of heart failure May 9, 1997.
Bob entered Princeton from the Peddie School but left in 1923 to enter West Point. In the late 1930s, Bob became a newspaper reporter and writer, which led to work with congressional committees. In 1939 he was appointed to the antitrust division of the Dept. of Justice. During WWII, he headed an investigation of economic connections of the Nazis. In 1952 he became associated with a new publishing group that became Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He was its treasurer until he retired in the mid-1980s.
Bob married Mildred E. Gilman in 1930. Mildred was a well-known writer, who prior to her death in 1994, produced a number of novels. Bob devoted a great deal of time to community service and helped write Ridgefield's first zoning ordinance. He served as cosecretary of the class for the five-year term ending in 1991, and with his cosecretary edited the "Summer Summary" with the idea of making it a journal to bring out the writing talent in the class.
Bob is survived by two sons, Eric and Tim, four grandsons, and five great-grandchildren, to all of whom the class extends its deep sympathy. The class expresses its gratitude for Bob's many contributions to the life of the class.
The Class of 1926

Robert Carter Burns '27
Carter Burns died of pneumonia Mar. 31, 1997, at the Fernwood Nursing Home in Bethesda, Md.
At Princeton he was assistant managing editor of the Princetonian and a member of Cloister Inn. After graduation he worked in St. Louis with the Franklin American Trust Co. From 1933-41, he was secretary of the City of St. Louis Board of Public Service.
During WWII, Carter was a captain in the Marine Corps, serving as assistant naval attaché at the U.S. Embassy in London, and later an intelligence officer in the Pacific, emerging as a lt. col. Upon the surrender of Japan, he served there, transferring to the regular Marine Corps. He became a colonel in 1951. Subsequently, he earned an MA at the U. of North Carolina in Latin American history, became professor of naval science and headed the Naval ROTC there. During the Korean War he commanded a Marine regiment at the 38th Parallel.
Carter retired from the Marines in 1961, moved to Washington, D.C., and was assistant dean of the College of Central Studies at George Washington U. for 10 years, during which many of his books were published, including a History of the U.S. Naval War College. He married Louise Sullivan in 1946; she died in 1996. He is survived by his daughter, Mary Carter Cunningham, and two granddaughters. To them, the class extends its sympathy.
The Class of 1927

Stephen Jennings Sanford '28
Steve Sanford died in West Palm Beach, Fla., Mar. 21, 1997, after an illness following a stroke.
At Princeton he was a member of the Court Club. He began his career as an errand boy with a Wall Street brokerage firm, but later became a securities analyst and joined Paine Webber and Co. He married Alice Batchelder Davis in 1946. There is one son, Richard, and two stepsons with families.
The day after Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the Navy. His chief wartime remembrance is organizing the ship's baseball teams aboard the USS Atlanta and the battleship Wyoming.
After the war he returned to Wall Street, but warned by a heart attack in 1956 he moved to Florida. There he helped organize a Princeton Club of Palm Beach County and a Schools Committee. He was an amateur actor with the Delray Beach Playhouse. He was a member of the Palm Beach Post #12 of the American Legion, serving on the baseball committee.
Steve became famous in the investment world for his Motors Theory, first published in 1948, which stated that the price of General Motors stock is a bellwether of what the market in general will do. For years its proven accuracy guided Wall Street investors.
We shall miss Steve's enthusiasm and hard work for Princeton. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to his wife, Ali, and the family.
The Class of 1928

Charles Robert Neidlinger '29
Charlie (his later nickname, but we knew him earlier as Junie and Chas) died Mar. 19, 1996. He prepared at Lawrenceville, Hill, Westminster, and Clark. He was on the lacrosse team and football squad, and belonged to Cannon Cub. He went immediately into his lifelong profession of insurance, at first with Mutual Life but in 1935 became a broker of general insurance.
After moving to Alpine, N.J., he was on the planning board and the Republican County Committee. He was a director of the Tenafly County Trust Co. In later years he became a restorer of antique automobiles, and also was an active digger as an amateur archaeologist. In 1934 he married Dorothy Ingram, and she survives, as well as their daughter Leith. The class extends sincere sympathy to Charlie's family.
The Class of 1929

Thomas Ward Miles '30
Tom was born June 21, 1907, in Carteret, N.J., and died Apr. 9, 1997. He prepared at the Pingry School in Elizabeth. At Princeton he graduated with honors in philosophy. Following three years as an investigative reporter for the Elizabeth Daily Journal, he transferred to the Newark Evening News. In 1942, trained as a military intelligence photointerpreter, he was in the 7th Army, where he earned four battle stars and a Bronze Star. After his marriage in 1946 to Elizabeth Blood, they moved to Washington, D.C., where he was associated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and later established his own public relations consultant service. He retired in 1973. His wife died in 1987.
She and Tom leave four children, Nickerson B., Dr. Rogers B., Mrs. E. Kemp Minifie, and Christian T., six grandchildren, and Tom's sister, Natalie Kucinski.
To all of them we extend our deepest sympathy.
The Class of 1930

Samuel H. Brethwaite Jr. '31
Sam died Feb. 7, 1997, from congestive heart failure. Receiving his medical degree from John Hopkins, Sam practiced his profession for more than 40 years with the Summit, N.J., Medical Group as a specialist in gastroenterology, teaching also part-time in New York Hospital-Cornell Medical School. He was a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
The recital of Sam's record is inadequate to describe the tireless dedication, personal warmth and skill of this remarkable man. As was written about him in our 25th-reunion book: "His skill and the extras he offers. . . . He drives himself without regard to his own health. . . . Diagnostic success when others have give up. . . . Saved my life and my wife's by service far above a doctor's bound duty." Sadly an auto accident in later years confined Sam to a wheelchair, but still in retirement he gave of himself.
In college Sam was enmeshed in music as a member of the Triangle Club and Glee Club. The study of music mirrored his philosophy and continued in life as more than hobby and as an author.
Sam's wife, Ruth, predeceased him, and there are no children.
The Class of 1931

Charles Stuart Hamilton Jr. '32
After an illustrious career in law, politics, and government, Chuck Hamilton died Dec. 13, 1996, in Greenville, Del.
At Yale Law School, Chuck was editor of the Law Review and graduated with honors in 1935. He then joined the firm of Sullivan & Cromwell in NYC and was a partner there from 1945-58. Shortly thereafter he moved to the Andrew Mellon Foundation in NYC serving as president from 1961-71.
From then on he was director of the European
American Bank & Trust Co. in NYC, from which he retired in 1980.
A lifelong Republican, Chuck was president of the N.Y. Young Republican Club, a commissioner of the New York Port Authority, and a member of the Westchester County Park Commission. He was also a campaign manager for Jacob Javits in his successful first-term bid for the U.S. Senate.
Chuck's wife of 50 years, Ella Kate Mallone, died in 1990. He is survived by two sons, Charles S. III and Battle M., two daughters, Julia Sperry Longacre and Frances Hamilton, and nine grandchildren, to all of whom the class expresses its sympathy and its pride that Chuck was one of us.
The Class of 1932

G. Palmer Moffat '32
Bud Moffat departed this life Mar. 31, 1997, after suffering a heart attack. Although in declining health during his final year, his loyalty and concern for others led him to devote several hours every day to the care of his ailing wife in a nursing home.
Almost his entire business career was devoted to the life insurance business, which he pursued in NYC as a chartered life underwriter. After WWII, he lived in Scarsdale, N.Y., until he retired to Tucson in 1975. While he was in Scarsdale, he was active in community affairs and in the Congregational Church. In Tucson he was an avid philatelist, donating countless hours to the Postal History Foundation.
He began military service in WWII as a 1st lieutenant in the Field Artillery, served with the 16th Armored Division in Europe, was awarded a Bronze Star for Meritorious Service, and was eventually discharged as a lt. colonel.
Bud's wife of 60 years, Marion, died just a few days after him. He is survived by his daughter, Gail Hudson, two sons, George and John, and five grandchildren, to all of whom the class offers its sincere condolences.
The Class of 1932

Stanley Williams '34
Stan Williams, a leader in the malt industry in Wisconsin and a creator and former board chairman of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, died May 2, 1997, in Mobile, Ala., of Parkinson's disease and pneumonia. A native of Greensboro, N.C., he went to Milwaukee in 1953 as executive v.p. of Wisconsin Malting Co. He became president that year and spent the rest of his career heading malt firms. He was also president of the Milwaukee Assn. of Commerce and a director of Northwestern Natl. Insurance Group. "Part of Stan's success," said a Milwaukee businessman and friend of his, "was his ability to get along with people."
A member of our class executive committee from 1974-79, Stan enjoyed the company of many '31 friends, including especially Jack Van Dyke and John Warner in Milwaukee and Bill Lee Sanders and Milt Englert in Mississippi and Alabama, where Stan lived (in Daphne, near Mobile), though he kept a farm near Milwaukee for summers.
Stan and Katharine "Kay" Elwell Noyes (Smith '46), were married in 1972. She survives, as do a son, Fielding, a Marine Corps major; a grandson, and four stepchildren, Haskell Noyes, Antoinette Kirk, Jocelyn Burke, and Bolton Noyes. A Naval officer during WWII, Stan had a military service aboard the USS Alabama with a 21-gun salute and the playing of taps. His ashes were spread in Mobile Bay.
The Class of 1934

Ivan Lee Holt Jr. '35
Lee Holt died of heart failure in Louisiana, Mo., Apr. 7, 1997, after four years residence in a nursing home. He was 83. He had been a St. Louis Circuit Court judge for 33 years when he retired in 1983.
After three years at Princeton, where he majored in classics and belonged to Colonial Club, Lee left college to obtain a law degree at the U. of Chicago in 1937. He worked as a lawyer in private practice for several years, and served in the navy during WWII, where he rose to the rank of commander. After the war, he returned to private practice and also was on the faculty of Washington U. He was appointed to the Circuit Court in 1949.
During a distinguished legal career, Lee received honorary degrees from McKendree College and Central Methodist College. He was active in many philanthropic and community causes and belonged to a number of bar associations and legal societies.
He married Mary Edwards in 1945; she died in 1985. His second wife, Rojena Kabbaz Holt survives, also step-daughter Janet Resnik, son Ivan Lee III, and five grandchildren. The class sends its most sincere sympathy to all.
The Class of 1935

John Wister Meigs '36
Wister died Mar. 25, 1997, after a long illness. He was 82.
He prepared at Washington's Sidwell Friends School. At Princeton he majored in biology, was president of Theater Intime and a member of Colonial Club. In 1940 he received his medical degree from Harvard.
During WWII, he served two years in the office of the Army Surgeon General assigned to Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene. As a major he received the Army's Commendation Medal.
After the war he joined the faculty of Yale in the department of epidemiology and public health. He was a founder of the Occupational Medical Assn. of Connecticut. He published approximately 70 scientific papers on occupational medicine and his work was recognized by the American College of Occupational Medicine. In the 1970s his studies led him to a sixmonth trip to Japan to work at the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission.
For many years, in addition to his responsibilities at Yale, he was a consultant to several leading New Haven corporations on safety and health. His diversified community activities were many.
Wister is survived by his wife, Camilla Riggs Meigs, daughters Anne Campbell, Patience Bousel, and Margaret Cabral, a son Jonathan, sisters Sarah Brown and Mary Meigs, and 11 grandchildren.
Wister was a loyal Princetonian. He indeed led a meaningful life.
The Class of 1936

Florindo Michael DeRosa '37
Insurance claims adjuster Fred DeRosa died Nov. 29, 1996, leaving his second wife, Catherine (Anne had predeceased), children Mickey, Kathleen, and Donald, three grandsons, and three step-grandchildren.
He came to Princeton from Dwight Prep, where he engaged in football, baseball, tennis, track, and cross country and was in the German Club. At Princeton he majored in politics and was on the freshman football team.
He started as a claims adjuster with Natl. Surety before a fouryear stint in the Army, serving in northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes, and central Europe. He earned a Bronze Star and a captaincy, before becoming an investigating officer for war crimes in Germany. He was recalled in 1951 to fight the Korean War, with two years in the JAG section. Then came life as a trial attorney with Natl. Surety defending claims, C.V. Stair & Co., Fireman's Fund Insurance Group, and then in 1987 International Group, retiring in 1980. "Had a wonderful time" at our 50th and gave generously in honor thereof.
The Class of 1937

Sidney Eugene Pendexter Jr. '37
Lifelong resident of the Oranges and avid reuner Gene Pendexter died Mar. 17, 1997, of a heart attack, leaving Eleanor, his wife of over 50 years, his children, Nancy, Bobby, and Billy, seven grandchildren, and a sister, Helen Duling. Eleanor's happy skirt was our reunion material. As to his first son, he said, "I am glad to report that our son has already exhibited aggressiveness, which should strike fear in the hearts of the Yales."
He came to Princeton from East Orange H.S. He majored in chemistry. He was Freshman Honor Man, Phi Beta Kappa, graduated with highest honors, and won the Robert Thornton Prize and the George A. Howe '78 Prize in Analytical Chemistry. Gene took his medicine degree at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in NYC and interned at Orange Memorial Hospital before the Army grabbed him for over three years, ending as captain, with combat in Guinea, Biak and Mindinao. "For some strange reason, I received a Silver Star at Biak (Ever heard of it?) . . . I became an avid bridge enthusiast in the army (it was inevitable)." Thereafter came practice as an ophthalmologist, first at Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital and then private practice as an "eye physician." He retired in 1984.
All our love to Eleanor and the progeny.
The Class of 1937

Laurence Edgar Sherwood '37
Busy extracurricular operator and lawyer Larry Sherwood died Apr. 10, 1997. Bunnie, his wife of nearly 55 years, survives him, as do daughters Carolyn and Susan and four grandchildren. Larry wrote about our 35th, "what it really means is the opportunity to renew and perhaps revitalize friendships which started in a common environment many years ago . . . for a short time, one can get away from the daily grind and swap stories and lies with a group of kindred souls and generally relax in a spirit of friendship and well being."
Larry came to Princeton from Westminister. He majored in politics at Princeton, where he was golf manager, advertising manager of the Tiger, business manager of Theatre Intime, and a member of Cannon.
After Yale Law School, Larry spent two years in a New York law factory before serving as an attorney with the War Shipping Administration. He then served in the Army as a private; at the end of three years he was a 1st lieutenant in the Transportation Corps at New York Port of Embarkation. He then went with the Maritime Commission in Washington before becoming a corporate attorney. Over the years he worked for a number of companies in responsible positions. He retired in 1979. In 1989 he moved to California from Old Greenwich, Conn.
The Class of 1937

Morris Samuel Lazaron Jr. '38
Mike Lazaron died Feb., 15, 1996, at his Norfolk, Va., home, where he had lived since 1949.
He came to Princeton from the Park School in Baltimore. He was v.p. of Court Club, a member of our (twotime championship) lacrosse team and is in the Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He was a regular attendant at our reunions.
During WWII, he was captain of the minesweeper Penetrate, which was later turned over via lendlease to the Russians. He later became a commander in the Navy's Standby Reserve.
From 194549 he worked in United Fruit's Traffic Department and for the next 10 years was manager of the Sunlight Laundry in Norfolk, Va. He then became a stockbroker with Powell, Kistler & Co. until he retired.
He was a former president of Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk, a member of the boards of the Virginia Symphony, the STOP Organization, the Norfolk Bicentennial Committee, and the Norfolk Senior Center. Mike was also an avid golfer, sailor, and woodworker.
He is survived by Edna, his wife of 52 years, and by their children, Polly, Edward G., and Louis B., his sister, Clementine Kaufman, his brother, Harold, and four grandchildren. The class will indeed miss this cheery classmate and shares deeply with his family in their sorrow.
The Class of 1938

Robert Henry Dicke '39
When Bob died Mar. 4, 1997, of complications from Parkinson's disease, we lost a most distinguished classmate, and the world of science lost a widely admired and acclaimed physicist. Bob was the first Albert Einstein U. Professor of Science, a chair created at Princeton in 1975. The focus of his life work was the study of gravity. He was an early believer in the Big Bang theory and predicted its echoes could still be found. He was building a radio antenna to test that idea when two other investigators discovered the echo by accident. They were later awarded the Nobel Prize, and many physicists thought that Bob had been unfairly excluded. But the Nobel is given for discovery not theory. Dr. Bahcall of the Institute for Advanced Study noted that Bob made an incredible range of contributions to many different aspects of physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. During WWII, he contributed to the development of radar at MIT. In 1970 he was appointed to the National Science Board by Pres. Nixon, who awarded him the National Medal of Science the next year.
Bob and Annie Currie, married in 1942, had a daughter, Nancy, sons John and James, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. In admiring farewell we salute our honored friend and join with Annie and her family in gratitude for the life he shared with us.
The Class of 1939

John Wheaton Mayers '39
Jack died Mar. 10, 1997, in Atlanta, after carrying on with never a complaint through three years of kidney dialysis complicated by vascular problems. He had retired from US Steel in 1988 as project engineer for USS AgriChemicals Division in Atlanta. In his career as a chemical engineer he worked for Monsanto, Sharpless Chemicals, and USS Chemicals, serving as chief engineer of chemicals and plastics in the last position. He was a lifelong member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Born in Grosse Ile, Mich., Jack loved sailing and regretted that his career kept him too much away from the water. So he became an avid model sailboat builder and competitor. He developed the uniform specifications and hull mold for the American Model Yachting Assn. (Star Class).
Jack is survived by Barbara Brodhead, his wife of 57 years, their six children, and 13 grandchildren. We share the loss they feel and offer them our sincere sympathy.
The Class of 1939

Thomas Kirby Roche '39
Tom died Feb. 12, 1997, at his home in Muttontown, N.Y. He had been involved in the practice of law in NYC and Washington, D.C., throughout his career. But first he served as a combat infantry officer during WWII, seeing action in Africa, Italy, and the ETO. He was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Croix de Guerre, and Purple Heart and was a captain when he retired from the army. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Tom is survived by his wife, Beverly Brady; their daughter, Barbara; his stepson, Gary Knapp; three children from a previous marriage, John '69, Caroline, and Claire; and 10 grandchildren. We share the loss they feel and offer them our sincere sympathy.
The Class of 1939

Baker Aldrin Bradenbaugh '41
Baker died Apr. 8, 1997, of congestive heart failure in Naples, Fla. Interment was to be in Arlington Natl. Cemetery. His wife of 37 years, Eleanore Dorothy Roman, survives. In recent years they had kept homes in Naples and New Milford, Conn. There are no children.
Born in Chicago, Baker grew up in Pittsburgh, where he attended Shady Side Academy. He was a psychology major in college. In July 1941 following graduation he entered the Navy's Air Corps training program, became an ensign, and was assigned to dive bombers. After a nine-month combat tour he was transferred to "night fighters" and served on a carrier in the South Pacific, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals. Toward the end of the war he was sent back to our East Coast, where he did experimental work on night attacks. When peace arrived he became a flying salesman for U.S. Aviation Underwriters and rose to be a corporate officer before he retired. Golf and swimming were favorite sports.
We extend sorrowful condolence to Ellie on the passing of a warrior and gentleman of high accomplishment in aviation.
The Class of 1941

Harold Leslie Kalt Jr. '42
Harry died Jan. 7, 1997, in Scottsdale, Ariz., his home since 1987. His business career was initially in the family lumber business, in NYC, and later in marine insurance until he retired.
Harry attended the Hill School before coming to Princeton, where he majored in English and was a member of Terrace Club. During the war he served three and a half years in the Navy amphibious forces as a lieutenant, in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters. After the war he was v.p. sales for the Kalt Lumber Co. until 1957, when he joined Crum & Forster Insurance and then Metropolitan Inland Marine, as an insurance claims supervisor. In conjunction with his work at Kalt Lumber he served as a faculty lecturer at CCNY from 194752. His subjects included kiln drying, grading, measurement, pricing, and species of woods.
To his widow, Olga, his son, MacKenzie, and his grandson, the class offers its sincere condolences.
The Class of 1942

Charles Stuart Mitchell Jr. '42
Stu Mitchell died Mar. 3, 1997, at his winter home in Ponte Vedra, Fla. He retired in 1937 after a long and distinguished career in advertising, spending summers in New London, N.H., and winters in Florida.
Stu prepared for Princeton at Poly Prep and graduated from the SPIA with honors. He was also a member of Dial Lodge. After three years in the Army, during the war, he returned to NYC and, after joining Compton Advertising Agency, did a substantial amount of graduate work at Columbia and NYU, focusing on research and opinion surveys. He rose rapidly through the ranks at Compton, becoming president and then chairman and CEO, the titles he held at the time of his retirement. An avid golfer, Stu enjoyed the best of all worlds, playing both summer and winter.
To his wife, Betty, his sons, Charles and Scott, and to his four grandchildren, the class offers its most sincere sympathies.
The Class of 1942

Andrew Campbell Armstrong '43
Andy died Mar. 24, 1997, from lung disease and a massive stroke. He was 75.
A native of Holyoke, Mass., he prepped at Deerfield Academy. After having served in the Army in Kentucky during WWII, he moved to Charlottesville, Va., and earned a degree from Virginia Law School, subsequently being admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Andy's early legal career was spent with the Reading, B&O, and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads. In 1976 he settled in South Yarmouth, Mass., and entered the private practice of law with Fitzsimmons & Associates. He retired in 1991 but remained as the firm's counsel. A Rotarian since 1990, Andy was also a member of the Bass River Golf Club and Yacht Club, both in South Yarmouth.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, the former Mary Elizabeth Lovell, son David, daughter Vineeta Armstrong Lovell, and two grandchildren. To the entire family, we offer our deepest and most heartfelt condolences.
The Class of 1943

A. John Accola Jr. '44 *44
Coke died Apr. 7, 1997, in Dorset, England, after a five-month bout with melanoma. Few of his friends knew he was fighting this dread disease; his demise came as a great shock.
Coke was born in Tokyo, grew up in Pelham Manor, N.Y., and prepared for Princeton at Exeter. He majored in chemical engineering and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. His club was Tower and his sport, swimming. After graduation he entered the Navy and skippered a minesweeper plying the Atlantic, taking time out to marry Marcy Mills, a longtime love. He returned to Princeton for his master's in ChE and worked for Merck before joining the family business, Gravymaster, in 1961 where he became responsible for sales and marketing.
Coke was actively involved in local and national church affairs, was a trustee for over 25 years of the Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary in Atlanta, and worked closely with a sister presbytery in Kenya. Tennis and swimming were his athletic interests, but his dedication was to family, friends, and people in need. A regular at reunions and minireunions, he was elected secretary of the class at our 40th.
After their move to Osprey, Fla., seven years ago, Marcy developed dementia, and Coke became her full-time caregiver until it became necessary for her to be placed in a nursing home.
Our deep sympathy goes to Marcy, his daughter, Nancy, his son, Ric, and his granddaughter, Nina.
The Class of 1944

James Brown Craig Jr. '45
Jim Craig died Dec. 17, 1996, at Sharon, Conn., following a brief illness. He was 76.
Jim entered Princeton from Mercersburg Academy after a year at Penn State. His initial stay at Princeton lasted only six months before he joined the Army Air Corps early in 1943. After brief service, he was discharged for medical reasons and returned to Princeton in the School of Public International Affairs, from which he graduated summa cum laude in 1945. While at Princeton and before leaving for the service, Jim married the former Mary Ann Aikens of Boalsburg, Pa., and they had two children, James B. III, who predeceased Jim, and a daughter, Claudia. At Princeton, Jim was a member of Cloister Inn and of WhigClio.
After he graduated, he became viceconsul in Bogota, Columbia. He then returned to State College, Pa., where he was employed by the Nittany Printing and Publishing Co. Jim then took a law degree from the U. of Pennsylvania. After Jim and Mary Ann divorced, Jim moved to Palm Beach to practice law and remained there until 1990, when he retired to Sharon, Conn., where he spent the last six years. He was an avid bridge player and a poet.
Jim is survived by his daughter, Claudia D'Amico, and by his sister, the Reverend Emily W. Craig, to whom the class expresses its deep sympathy.
The Class of 1945

Arthur T. Hedden Jr. '46
Art died May 6, 1997, at Community Medical Center in Toms River, N.J., after a brave battle with lymphomatic cancer. A lifelong bachelor, Art was born in Trenton and lived in Lawrenceville 34 years before moving to the Jersey shore at Harvey Cedars 18 years ago.
A graduate of Lawrenceville School, Art joined our class in the fall of 1942, served in the Army ordnance two and a half years before returning to Princeton in the summer of 1946 and completed his degree in 1948. He majored in English.
He began a 37-year career with Sears, Roebuck in the mid-Atlantic and New England area. An active churchman, Art was first an elder and then the Sunday school superintendent at Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church. He then was a member of the Zion Lutheran church in Barnegat Light, N.J., where he was v.p. of the church council. In retirement he particularly enjoyed volunteer work with the Ocean County Hospital and Ocean County Literacy Program in Manahawkin, N.J.
Art is survived by his brothers, Robert W. and Richard A., by his sisters, Dorothy Miller and Virginia Demeter, and by several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. To them the class offers its sincere sympathy. Art will be remembered for his outgoing friendliness and sincerity and for loyalty to the class and Princeton.
The Class of 1946

Edwin M. Fitzgerald '47
Ed Fitzgerald died Mar. 6, 1997. He was a resident of West Chester, Pa. During WWII, he served in the Navy for three and a half years. While at sea aboard the Essex he was accepted in the V12 program and sent to Princeton in July 1943. He attended Notre Dame in 194445 and then, after another stint of sea duty, returned to Princeton in 1946, where he studied electrical engineering. Later he received a master's degree from the U. of Pennsylvania.
Ed spent his entire working life at General Electric. For our 10th-reunion yearbook he reported that he then held the title of advanced engineer working on the product development of the lowvoltage switch gear. Many promotions followed, and on his retirement in 1986 he was a senior design engineer. A highly respected member of his profession, he played an active role in the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He also participated in societies of the Catholic Church.
In 1945 Ed married Dorothy Bogart. To her, their children, the Rev. Michael J., Edwin, Thomas, and Robert, Jo Ann Carlin, Margaret Smith, Patrice Daniel, and Dorothy Leach, their 22 grandchildren, and their three greatgrandchildren, the class extends its profound sympathy.
The Class of 1947

Donald Alexander Cook '48
Donald Cook died Aug. 10, 1996, in Boston of chronic cardiac failure.
Don was born in Manila, where his father worked for the Bank of China. As a child, he contracted infantile paralysis, and in 1941 he was brought to NYC for surgery. While the family was in the U.S., Manila was overrun by the Japanese, and the Cook family lost everything they had left behind.
Don graduated from Garden City [N.Y.] H.S. in 1944, winning a prize in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search and a scholarship to Princeton. He left Princeton after his freshman year to work at the Sperry Gyroscope plant on Long Island. After the war he transferred to Columbia, where he ultimately earned a PhD in psychology.
Don taught at Columbia, Barnard, Fairleigh Dickinson, Queens College, Stoney Brook, Hunter College, and finally Northeast U. in Boston. He taught with enthusiasm and flair, and was very popular with his students. Don held executive positions with a number of companies including Basic Systems and Responsive Environments as well as with this own consulting firm.
He married Joan Taylor in 1948; they divorced in 1955. They had a son, Michael. Don later married Dawn Mather, with whom he had three children, Constance, Malcolm, and Alison. Don's wit, charm, wide learning, and seriousness of purpose is sorely missed. The class extends its sincere sympathy to his family.
The Class of 1948
Richard Marion Rush '49
Dick died Oct. 24, 1996, during treatment for a heart attack. He had retired Sept. 30 from the chemistry division of the Oak Ridge Natl. Laboratory in Tennessee after 40 years of service.
At Princeton, Dick studied chemistry and was a beneficiary of Prof. Alyea's explosive instruction. He was a staff engineer for station WPRU, a member of the Chemical and Pistol clubs, and belonged to Cloister Inn. Dick earned his MS and PhD in chemistry at the U. of Virginia, and spent a year at MIT as a research assistant and two years teaching chemistry at Haverford College.
Dick was chairman of the Oak Ridge board of education, and treasurer of the First Presbyterian Church. He had been active as a Boy Scout leader, did readings for Recordings for the Blind, and was a member of the Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Assn. At the time of his death he was also an adjunct professor at Roane State Community College, teaching geography/map information on computers.
Dick is survived by Pat, his wife of 40 years, a daughter, Helen R. Jenkins, a son, John, and a granddaughter, Emily Jenkins. The class sends its most sincere condolences to his family.
The Class of 1949

David Esden Archie '50
Dave Archie died Jan. 6, 1997, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines of a respiratory ailment. He was 71.
He graduated from Shenandoah H.S. and Phillips Exeter Academy before serving for two years as a radioman in the Navy during WWII. While at Princeton he was managing editor of Tiger.
After graduation from Princeton, Dave worked as an editor for Look magazine and then returned to his native Iowa in 1952 where he founded the Iowan magazine. He helped turn the family business, Mid
American Publishing Corp., into an empire that stretched across Iowa. One of his first successes for which he received national recognition was the reissue of Harpers Weekly from 1861 to 1865 as a part of the Civil War Centennial. His biggest success was the Conservative Chronicle followed by the Liberal Opinion, whose views more closely adhered to his.
In addition to publishing, Dave was a patron of the arts and a charter member of the Iowa Arts Council. An avid supporter of the art department of Drake U., he established a student art show prize fund in the name of his late son, David Thaddeus Archie.
Dave is survived by his wife, Joyce, a daughter, Jeanette, and a sister, Louise Tinley, to whom we offer our deepest sympathies.
The Class of 1950

Michael Stanley Kirby '53
With deep regret we report that Mike Kirby died Feb. 24, 1997, in NYC.
He graduated from Rye [N.Y.] H.S. with Jack McCarthy and both joined Dial Lodge. Mike majored in psychology, was production manager for WPRU, served on the Undergraduate Council, and was enrolled in the Creative Arts Program. After graduation, Mike received his MFA in directing from Boston U. and then a PhD from BU's drama department. Mike taught at the Tisch School of Arts from 197191. He had joined Tisch as a member of what was then the graduate drama department and became professor emeritus in 1991. While at NYU, Mike was editor of the Drama Review (from 197185) and authored a number of groundbreaking books which were critical to defining the emerging field of performance studies. His first book, Happenings, published in 1965, was one of the first serious studies of the formal and aesthetic implications of performance art.
Mike was also an accomplished sculptor, playwright, and extraordinary actor. He was a member of The Wooster Group from 1983-90, and he appeared in films as diverse as Woody Allen's Another Woman in 1988 and Peter Sellers's The Cabinet of Dr. Ramires in 1991. Sincere sympathy to Mike's wife, Cathy Kirby.
The Class of 1953

Frederick J. Almgren Jr. '55
Fred was so alive to life that his death on Feb. 5, 1997, came as a shock. He died of pneumonia following a bone marrow transplant for myelodysplasia.
The 10th recipient of the Class of '55 Award, Fred served as a professor of mathematics at Princeton for 35 years. A pioneer in the fields of geometry and the calculus of variations, he studied the geometry of surfaces of least area.
He and his wife, Jean Taylor, a mathematics professor at Rutgers, wrote an elegant original paper for Scientific American (1976) on the geometry of soap bubbles, a gloriously inviting and original work. The author of a book, Plateau's Problem, and a computer
generated mathematics video, Fred was a superb teacher attuned to the paths young mathematicians might take among the mountains in this field.
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa our junior year, winning three varsity letters as a pole vaulter, graduating with highest honors in engineering, Fred excelled at whatever he tried. He earned his PhD in mathematics at Brown after serving as a fighter pilot in the Navy.
Entries in our 40th-reunion directory noted that he was proudest of his family, some of his theorems, and his PhD students; passionate about his wife, his kayak, and his wine cellar. He noted, too, a backlog of papers which need writing, trips which need taking, and trails which need hiking.
We relished his company. We miss him.
The Class of 1955

John Scott Westberg '73
John Scott Westberg died unexpectedly in New Orleans on Nov. 15, 1995. He was 44.
Scott majored in chemical engineering and wrote his thesis under the guidance of Prof. Irvin Glassman. After graduation he worked for Westvaco; consequently he attended business school, and then worked at McKinsey in New Jersey. He later moved to St. Louis, where he was employed by Price Waterhouse in their consulting organization; he then went on to form his own business.
Scott is survived by his wife, Dorothy, his daughter, Taryn, his son, Broen, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Westberg. To them and to all other family and friends, the class extends its deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences.
The Class of 1973

Mark T. Blencowe '81
With sorrow we report the death of Mark Blencowe of a heart attack Jan. 28, 1997. He was 40.
Mark entered Princeton with the Class of '79. After joining our class, he graduated as a history major. Mark played chess, bridge, and other games while at Princeton, and organized a games convention in 1981. He also worked on stage design and was proud of a working shower he created for a production at the Princeton Inn. In 1984, he earned his law degree at Fordham U.
Professionally, Mark combined the practice of law with business activity as a principal in a California venture capital firm. In 1996 he left his practice in San Clemente to serve as assistant legal counsel with the House Oversight Committee in Washington. He ran for City Council in San Clemente in 1992 and was a member of the California Republican State Central Committee.
Mark traveled widely, combining sightseeing with research on topics of personal interest. He edited a book on art and culture at the time of Columbus. He is remembered as a gentle and thoughtful man with a lively wit and wideranging interests.
Mark is survived by his parents, Frederick and Dorothy Blencowe, and his older brother, Paul, with whom he enjoyed an especially close friendship. We extend to them our sympathy over their loss.
The Class of 1981