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James B. Queen
Jim died on April 25, 2024 in his long-time home of San Francisco after an aortic dissection. Born in Winslow, AZ, he came to us from Winslow High School and was a member of the National Honor Society. At Princeton he majored in English, took his meals at Terrace Club, and was a member of the Rocky Mountain Club, the Undergraduate Schools Committee and the Skating Club. He wrote his thesis on David Herbert Lawrence. His roommates were David Bow Woo and David Entin ’62. After earning a Masters degree in English in the Secondary Schools Program at Stanford, Jim embarked on a long career teaching high school English in Los Angeles and Redwood City. He was a published poet. In retirement he traveled widely, volunteered at the San Francisco Arboretum and in Golden Gate Park, and expanded his horizons in the arts and music. Jim is survived by his sister Cristy Kent and her husband Robert. He was predeceased by his spouse, Silas Anthony “Tony” Simms. Posted 11/2/24
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On September 11, 2024 Vance and Whitey Finch took a tour of the USS Cassin Young, DD-793, at the former Boston Naval Shipyard (now a National Park). Cassin Young is a “Fletcher Class" Destroyer, identical to the USS Abbot, (DD-629), Whitey’s first duty station as a young Naval officer in 1962. There were 175 Fletcher class destroyers commissioned during WW II. Both Cassin Young and Abbot were mothballed when WW II ended but were brought back into the fleet in 1951 because of the Korean conflict. Both were decommissioned by the mid-1960's. The brass plaque in the bulkhead commemorates the battle in which Cassin Young was nearby when the USS Princeton sank and she helped rescue survivors. Posted 10/13/24
Peter Burr Loomis IV Peter Burr Loomis IV, of Chambersburg PA, died on Friday September 13, 2024 while at home in hospice care for a chronic illness. Burr was born in Detroit Michigan in 1939 to the late Peter B. Loomis III and Kathryn ( Thompson) Loomis. After high school in Birmingham Michigan, he attended Princeton University and graduated in 1961. He joined Terrace Club and served as House Chairman. He also loved sailing and Thirsty Thursdays. His senior roommates were Ryter, Goldin, FitzGerald, and Keller. He later obtained a Master of Science degree in Geological Oceanography from the University of Michigan in 1969. In his professional career he served in the US Navy and the US Naval Reserve, joining the Navy as a Seaman Recruit in 1961 and retiring as a Captain in 1989 after three tours as a Commanding Officer. He also worked as an oceanographer for the US Naval Oceanographic Office for 25 years, retiring in 1994 and remaining in Long Beach Mississippi where he and his family had settled in 1978. While in Southern Mississippi he served as the Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 325 for six years and was elected to the Order of the Arrow in recognition of his service to Scouting. And his exemplification of the Scout Oath and Law. In retirement he was an avid homebrewer of beer, and also enjoyed spending time with the Society for Creative Anachronism and researching his Scottish heritage. In 2002 he and his wife moved to Chambersburg to be closer to their grandchildren. Throughout his life, he was known for his sense of humor and his love for his extended family. He is proceeded in death by his parents and his sister Marcia Calvin. He is survived by his wife Ann, his son Rip Loomis ( Carmela) and their boys Drew and Adam in Odenton MD; his son Austin in Chambersburg; and his sister Linda Loomis.in Ithaca NY. The family asks that in lieu of flowers please consider giving to a worthy cause in Burr's memory, such as UNICEF or the charity of your choice that works to aid children and alleviate human suffering. Posted 10/4/24
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Alan B. Howard Alan Blair Howard died at Greentree Farm in Albemarle County, VA, on August 26, 2024. He was 85.
Alan was born on March 4, 1939, in Denver, CO, the oldest child of Winston and Marguerite Howard. He grew up primarily in Littleton, near Denver. As a child, Alan had trouble reading, and some of his first teachers thought he had limited promise. Turns out, he was dyslexic. Despite this handicap, or maybe because of it, Alan graduated from Princeton University, where he rowed crew, played rugby, and joined Cap & Gown. His senior year roommate was his wife!
He earned his PhD in English from Stanford. He became a professor of English at the University of Virginia for almost four decades and for one year taught in Australia as a Fulbright Scholar. He loved to teach, and many students loved his teaching. Alan introduced students to a wide range of American authors, from Cotton Mather to Toni Morrison. He also started a master's degree program in American Studies for students who wanted to work outside academia, such as in publishing or museums. Alan was an early advocate of the digital humanities, and his students created websites that combined literature and history.
One job was not enough. While teaching, Alan tapped his Colorado roots to become a cattle farmer. He cleared fields, baled hay, hauled grain, repaired fence, and herded Angus with an enthusiasm that his teenage sons never fully understood (though Alan gave them multiple opportunities). He felt equally at home with William Faulkner and John Deere. After he retired from teaching, Alan stayed on the farm to be close to the land he loved.
Besides reading, teaching, and farming, Alan loved his family, blue jeans, dogs, old maps, UVA sports, and chocolate-covered cherries.
Alan is survived by his sister, Joan Maclachlan, Parker, CO; his son, Chris Howard and wife, Dee Holmes, Williamsburg, VA; his son, Kevin Howard and wife, Beth Howard, Arlington, VA; five grandchildren, Stephen, Adam, Julia, Allison, and Eliza; ex-wife and lifelong friend, Alice Howard; ex-wife, Peg Miller; and Sherree Tannen, who took great care of him during his last years. In ways large and small, Alan's life reminds us that principled and stubborn can be two sides of the same coin.
Alan did not want funeral services. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donating to the American Lung Association or a charity of your choice. Posted 9/9/24
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Ev Prather and Bob Pickens represented the class at the Pre-rade on Sunday, September 1, 2024.
Posted 9/2/24
Pinckney Roberts' 1961 Hat Continues To Serve Enthusiastically! The weather here in Fisherman’s Paradise has changed subtly and most may have missed it. The mid-day temperature is down a couple of degrees. The thunderstorms are less frequent. The humidity has moderated. And the winds are lighter and more East than South. All these changes foretelling the explosion of this angler’s annual dream - The Fall Mullet Run. Clear surf filled with millions of morsels heading South creating mayhem and opportunity for hours of excitement and minuets of great fights. But it has not started! In the meantime, things ain’t so bad. Friday, August 30th Capt. Ben had a great day at his favorite surf spot and was rewarded with two beautiful flounder. What a greeting after a summer of blowtorch South winds and roiled water. Low tide at Beach Access #12. The groin has matured and holds all the basics for a flounder heaven. These two fell to small, live finger mullet captured in the creek just behind the DeBordieu Colony main club house. The top one is 17 inches long and the bottom 18 inches. Great dining for Jaye and Capt. Ben.
Ben Turnbull
Posted 9/2/24
Howard G. Pontius Howard G. “Tod” Pontius, 84, passed away on August 12, 2024 from complications of diabetes. Tod was born on May 26, 1940 in Schenectady, NY to James Wilson Pontius and Kathryn Sharp Pontius. He graduated as Valedictorian from Nott Terrace High School in Schenectady, NY in 1957, and from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1961, where he ate at Campus Club, served as president of Whig-Clio, and of the Princeton senate, and joined the Westminster Foundation. He entered the burgeoning field of computer software management: during his professional life, he worked for IBM, Turnkey Systems, Pontius Capital Corporation, The Continuum Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Northrop Grumman. He took great pride in opening the Tokyo, Japan office for Continuum in 1989, before moving to Austin, TX in 1993, where he lived for the remainder of his life. Tod had a private pilot license and had memorable trips with his older four children to Alaska, California and Nova Scotia, among others. He was a lifelong Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians fan and enjoyed watching games on TV and attending games at “The Jake” with his extended family for his 60th and 70th birthdays. He loved spending Friday nights at Westlake High School football games, where his three younger children performed with the Hyline Dance Team and the Chaparral Marching Band. After retirement, he rediscovered his love of bridge, and playing with his partner Kate, he achieved the rank of Silver Life Master. They traveled the Northwest visiting Oregon, Washington, and Canada. Tod is survived by his life partner, Kathleen (Kate) Adams, his seven children and their partners: James (Jim) Pontius & Candy Masters, Kathryn (Corby) & Tom Jacobs, Margery (Penny) & Peter Cannici, Roswell (Bailey) & Amy Pontius, Pamela Pontius & Gregory Rankin, Elizabeth (Beth) Pontius & Andrew Clark, and Nancy Pontius & Kevin Becker; fourteen grandchildren: Andrew and Rebecca Pontius; Benjamin and Aliza Jacobs; Peter, Kelly, and Colin Cannici; Emma and Avery Pontius; William, Patrick (Patch) and Ian Rankin; and Nathaniel and Cassidy Becker; sisters Janne (and Stan) Mathes and Carolyn Tail, and his brother Jon (and Teresa) Pontius, as well as his nieces and nephews. He will be remembered as sweet, loving and brilliant, and his wit and humor will be missed. A Celebration of Life was held at Belmont Village, Westlake Hills, on Sunday, August 25.
Posted 9/2/24
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On Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Class President Peter Pettibone spoke on the War in Ukraine as part of the Great Decisions program. This event took place at the Shelter Island, NY library in person and on Zoom beginning at 5:30 pm, and it was the third lecture he has given on this topic for Great Decisions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Given the horrific casualties on both sides, the lack of any negotiations to end the war, the possibility of the war’s escalation to include NATO forces and Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons, there will be much to discuss. Click here to watch the Zoom on YouTube. Posted 8/7/24
As ‘61’s Co-Class Agents, Rob Walker and I are very pleased to report the final results of the Class of 1961 63rd Reunion Annual Giving Campaign—FY24: July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024.
50.7% (205 members) participating; $150,575 total raised. Also, in Princeton University’s overall FY24 Annual Giving Campaign: there was 45.0% participation by undergraduate alumni/ae; $66,702,675 total raised. All my best, Charlie Rippin ‘61 Posted 7/30/24
Robert H. Diaz, Jr.
Bob died on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in Alton, IL, at the age of 85. He was born June 22, 1939 in Alton, IL, the son of the late Robert Diaz Sr. and Beulah (nee Zarecor). Robert served in the U.S. Navy and graduated from Princeton University with a Woodrow Wilson school major. His senior roommates were Blair, Boorn, Goldman, Fields, Spangenberg and Loftus. He ate at Cannon Club and joined Navy ROTC. He then graduated from Harvard Law School. He was a retired partner with the law firm of Quarles & Brady LLC in Milwaukee, WI. On June 28, 1964 he married Alice Mellon and she preceded him in death on December 19, 2012. Surviving are three sons, Robert J. “R.J.” (Akiko) Diaz of Strongsville, Ohio, Michael Harlan (Denise) Diaz of Royal Oaks, MI, Timothy Edward (Karen) Diaz of Brentwood, NH, and one daughter, Catherine E. (Greg) Capello of Seekonk, MA, twelve grandchildren, and two sisters, Cecilia Diaz of Port Washington, WI and Elena Diaz of Port Washington, WI. Also surviving is his longtime companion, Linda Nevlin of Godfrey, IL.
Visitation will take place on Thursday, July 25, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Feerick Funeral Home, 2025 E. Capitol Dr. in Shorewood, WI. Funeral service will be held at 12:00PM. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Lake Church, WI.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Posted 7/10/24
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Thanks to Bob Pickens for letting us know about this interesting presentation from our classmate Peter Georgescu: Click here and click the white triangle at lower left to play the 30 minute talk. Posted 7/24/24
Gerritt V. Crouse Gerritt, known to some of us as Gary, died on August 22, 2023. We do not know where he died or the cause of his death, only that he lived in Nyack, NY. He has no known survivors. He came to us from Pomfret School. At Princeton he majored in English, took his meals at Wilson Lodge, and was a member of the Outing Club. From earlier Reunion yearbooks we learn that he studied Clinical Psychology at the City University of New York and, at time of our 25th Reunion, was working as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at the Rockland Childrens Psychiatric Center at Orangeburg, NY.
So far as we know, Gerritt was never in touch with the University or the class.
Posted 7/10/24
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Many thanks to David Hulett for submitting his story. Posted 7/7/24 William H. Rough
William Howard Rough (1939-2024) of Charlottesville, VA died suddenly on May 27, 2024, at the age of 84.
Born in Washington, DC, to Howard F. Rough and Helen M. Rough, two adventurous pilots, he grew up in Arlington, VA and Paris, France. He attended the Landon School, in Bethesda, MD, where his love of theater began as president of his high school drama club. He received his Bachelor's degree from Princeton University, where he ate at Key & Seal, joined the Student Christian Association, the Glee Club, and Triangle Club. His senior roommates were Buxton, Mahlon Jones, Palmer, Dick Webster, Tremaine, Seely, Lackey, and Chuck Watson. He earned a Masters in International Education at Columbia University.
In 1965, he married Joan Zabski, whom he had met in Killington, VT. Together, they had two children, Mark William Rough and Lisa Joan Rough, with whom he shared his love of literature and folk music.
He taught for a number of years at St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury, VT, before co-founding the Peacham School, an alternative high school in Peacham, VT. His drama teaching was a primary creative outlet as he discovered how deeply he could reach kids through "exploring what it is to be someone else."
He moved with his family to Lexington, VA in 1969, where he taught at the then Southern Seminary Junior College. They later moved to Charlottesville, where he pursued an MFA at University of Virginia. While there, he co-authored, "STEP RIGHT UP: the Adventure of Circus in America", with friend, circus historian, and colleague, LaVahn Hoh.
Over the years he has acted and directed primarily at Live Arts, but also at Piedmont Virginia Community College, and other local theater groups. He served as the president of the National Secondary School Theater Association, which later became the American Alliance for Theater and Education.
Following in the spirit of his parents, he and Joan traveled extensively, including multiple trips to Ireland where he fell in love with Irish traditional music. He played tin whistle, ukulele, and sang at many local music sessions.
He is survived by his wife, Joan; his son, Mark and daughter-in-law, Jane McCarty, of Ivy, VA; and Lisa Rough Broglin and her wife, Deena Broglin, of Black Mountain, NC; his grandchildren, Zoe Rough-Broglin, Noah Rough-Broglin, Dustin McCarty, Trisha McCarty; and a great-granddaughter, Ava Patterson.
There will be a Celebration of His Life at the Colonnades in early August. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Live Arts or the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a haven for elephants and rhinos in Nairobi, Kenya, an organization he was strongly passionate about and supported. Posted 7/7/24
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Frank G. Childers
Frank Gracey Childers, age 85, of Clarksville, TN joined our Father in Heaven Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Saint Thomas Hospital. Celebration of Life wa held June 15, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery. Frank was born December 17, 1938, in Nashville, TN to the late James Glenn Childers and Frances Hardison Childers. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Virginia Dale Childers and their children, Glenn Childers and Elizabeth (John) Ross; grandchildren, Preston Childers, Ella Childers, Gracey Ross, and Marcus Ross. Mr. Childers was a graduate of Princeton University (where he joined Campus Club), and Vanderbilt Law School. He lived and farmed in the Sango Community most of his life and was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was devoted and generous to his family and friends. Those who knew him will remember him as a humble man with intriguing wisdom that he enjoyed sharing with others. He was a fourth-generation member of the First Presbyterian Church downtown. Posted 7/7/24
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Arthur W. Hedgren, Jr.
Art, of Upper St. Clair passed away peacefully on Friday, May 31, 2024. He will be lovingly missed by his wife Eileen Tennant Hedgren, children Gregg Hedgren (Katie) and Linda Hedgren Smith (Nate), stepchildren Scott Tennant (Melisa) and Brandi Julian (David), and eight wonderful grandchildren. Art was preceded in death by his first wife of 50 years Kay Matthews Hedgren and son Carl Hedgren.
Art earned his civil engineering degree and PhD from Princeton University, including a year of study in Sweden under a Fulbright Scholarship.He ran track, ate at Dial, and roomed senior year with Huey, Fike, Blair Edwards, Reynolds, John Morris, and Millsops.
He had a long and distinguished career at HDR Engineering, Inc. where he designed a number of prominent bridges in the western Pennsylvania and West Virginia area including the Sewickley Bridge and I-79 Ohio River Bridge. The capstone of his late career was the opportunity to consult on the design of the Hoover Dam Bypass bridge.
Art was an avid golfer and member of St. Clair Country Club for over 40 years. In his retirement, Art enjoyed extensive travel throughout the world including China, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Alaska and more.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Clair Hospital (https://www.stclair.org/giving/
Posted 6/24/24
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Our 63rd Reunion was a smashing success, with seventeen classmates and ten spouses and family on hand for drinks and dinner on Friday evening, plus our annual meeting and a short post-dinner concert by the acapella group Tigressions, led by the Pickens’s granddaughter Jennifer ‘24. Present were Sue and Jim Blair, president Peter Pettibone, Maureen and Joe McGinity, Ellen Boer, Art Smith, Martha and Jim Wickenden, Lee Blyler and daughter Allison, and Charlie Rippin. Additionally, Carol Wojciechowicz, Frank Novak, Pat and Jon Hlafter, Mary and Bob Pickens, Ev Prather, Tamara and George Brakeley, Jeanne and Felix Wong, Will Somers and friend Janice Threefoot, and, last but not least, Ruth and Andras Hamori, attending his first-ever class event. He and Frank Novak had a kind of mini-reunion, having both come to us from Hungary. Click here for photos. Posted 6/4/24
University dedicates Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute A transformative gift from Gilbert Omenn ’61 and Martha Darling *70 named the institute, which is promoting new directions in research at the intersection of engineering and the life sciences, while serving as the home for new bioengineering postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate programs.
(At left) Bob Pickens and Ellen Boer, pictured with Gil, represented the class at the ceremony. Posted 5/30/24 Randolph W. Taylor
Randy died on November 13, 2022, in New York City. He prepared for Princeton at Kew Forest School n Forest Hills, NY, where he was a member of the yearbook team and the Student Government. At Princeton he majored in the Woodrow Wilson School, writing his thesis on The Heroism of the French Resistance during World War II. He took his meals at Key and Seal, was Executive Editor of the Daily Princetonian, and roomed with Frank Childers. Following Princeton, Randy earned his law degree at Yale, and entered practice with Lovejoy, Wasson, Lundgren and Ashton, then Goldfields Consolidated, and finally Murray, Hollander and Bass until his retirement. He lived in New York City his entire adult life. We know little else, as, regrettably, he was never in touch with the class or the University, so far as we know. He is survived by Emilia, his wife of 48 years. Posted 5/29/24
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The Celebration of Joe Prather’s life was held on May 10. 2024 at the Calvary Episcopal Church, followed by a luncheon at The Beacon Hill Club, both in Summit, NJ.
Back row: Jim Wickenden, George Brakeley, Ken Lomas, Jim Blair, Jon Hlafter, Joe McGinity Front row: Lorraine Menna, Ev Prather, Carol Wojie
Others in attendance: Frank Novak, Lee Blyler, Ted & Carol Newlin, Bob Pickens, Martha Wickenden, Pat Hlafter, Maureen McGinity, Sue Blair, and Tamara Brakeley. Also, Mike & Gerri Horn attended the church service. Brakeley's Remarks The University has an event every February called Alumni Day, and there’s a huge luncheon for maybe 1,500 people at which an award called the Madison Prize is given to some outstanding undergraduate degree holder. About four years ago the awardee was Meloddy Hodson, class of 1991, who has had a remarkable history in the business world. In her thank-you remarks she said that her new husband had attended his first Princeton reunion a few years earlier, after which he said to her, “This isn’t a college – it’s a cult”, which, of course, got a big laugh. But, she went on, “Let me remind you my husband is George Lucas, who created Star Wars, and thinks we are a cult!”. Indeed, we are a cult, and the cult is reinforced by the individual cults of the 83 living Princeton classes, including our own. It’s one of the phenomena of being a Princeton alumnus.
Another phenomenon is how, if you set one foot on the campus freshman year, you are an alumnus, ever and for always, even if you don’t graduate. Which was Joe’s case – he left early to get married, but his commitment to our University and our class never wavered.
In my capacity as class secretary and Len Berton’s as our webmaster, you might say we two are the voice of the class, but, as I wrote in Joe’s PAW memorial, “Joe was the heart and soul of our class", serving in so many ways for virtually his entire adult life.
Over the years he served as our president, two different terms as vice president, and Reunions chairman. When I was president of the class he was my reunion chairman, and when he was the president, I was his class secretary. Sort of a tag team thing.
In all these years he missed only three reunions – the 1st, 4th and 5th. Since then, a perfect record, plus every class event and mini-reunion. He was always there.
He organized any number of class dinners on Friday evenings of our off-year reunions, as well as receptions for families of deceased classmates after the Service of Remembrance on Alumni Day. And for the last ten years or so, he and Ev attended the memorial service of every classmate in the region. He had the vision to create the Class of 1961 Foundation, was its first Board president, and launched our participation in Teach for America. The Foundation also created our Caring Committee, which looks after classmates in need and sponsors colloquia on topics relevant to the fact that we are in our eighties. And he represented the class in innumerable other ways, working with the Alumni Office and other University offices on class business. He was our “go-to” guy for just about everything. And he served the University over and above our class. He was Chairman of the Alumni Council’s Committee on Reunions for several years. And he was Grand Marshal of the P-rade for seven years. Who will ever forget him in his wonderful DaVinci hat! My fondest memory of Joe will be his appearance. Yesterday my wife observed, “Joe had SWAG.” In his Bernardsville News obituary, his son Tony wrote of his “stylish attire and neat appearance.” He was always dressed to the nines – the perfectly knotted tie, never a single hair out of place, always dapper and totally unruffled, even in hot weather. And then there’s the legacy Joe has left us in the presence of Evvie, who was at his elbow on every occasion, and, in recent years, represented him so well when he had such difficulties communicating. We are so lucky that she is staying on as our Reunion Chair and as a Director of the Foundation, and will long remain a part of the life of the class. Not for nothing was she made an Honorary Member of the Class of 1961 some years ago! - Lead Singing of Old Nassau - Lead a locomotive cheer for Joe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A mournful Taps was rendered by Ken Lomas.
Posted 5/12/24
Vincent J. Menna, M.D.
VJ Menna, of Doylestown, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his home. He was 85 and the husband of Lorraine Menna. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Nicholas R. and Mary Pili Menna.
He was a graduate of Glassboro High School, in Glassboro, NJ, Princeton University and Hahnemann Medical School. He was a Major in the United States Army, serving from 1968 until 1970. At Princeton, VJ played rugby and JV football, ate at Cannon Club, and roomed with Iseman and Hagstrom.
Dr. Menna was in private practice in Cherry Hill, N.J. for four years, two years in North Adams, Massachusetts, for 32 years as a pediatric physician in Doylestown, PA, was on staff at Doylestown Hospital from 1976 until his retirement and physician for Central Bucks East High School for 27 years.
He was a member of the Bucks County Medical Society, on the Board of Trustees of Central Bucks YMCA and Peace Valley Nature Center and volunteered at Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic. In his free time, Dr. Menna enjoyed playing golf and tennis, skiing, bird watching and hiking.
In addition to his wife, Dr. Menna is survived by his three daughters: Nina Menna Carlineo, her husband, Dominic, of Riegelsville; Anne Menna Carrozza, her husband, Erik, of Blue Bell and Joan Menna Bell, her husband, Bob, of Chalfont, as well as seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his sister: Marianne M. Wilkins of Cherry Hill, NJ. He was preceded in death by his brother, Nicholas R. Menna
Relatives and friends are invited to his memorial Mass at 12 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Roman Catholic Church, 5194 Cold Spring Creamery Road, Doylestown where the family will receive guests from 10 a.m. until the time of Mass. Interment will follow Mass in Doylestown Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Dr. Menna’s name may be made to: Central Bucks YMCA, 2500 Lower State Road, Doylestown, PA 18901 or to: Peace Valley Nature Center, 170 North Chapman Road, Doylestown, PA 18901.
Posted 4/14/24
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Nick and Pam Gotten visited the McGinitys in February, 2024 - still going strong!
Robert H. Craft, Jr.
My Dad’s Obituary. written by Tiger Craft Robert Homan Craft, Jr., respected attorney, active member of both the legal and cultural communities, and beloved husband, father and grandfather, died peacefully at his home in Washington, D.C. on March 15, 2024, following a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 84 years old.
Born on September 24, 1939, in New York City, Bob attended Scarsdale High School, where he was school President his Junior and Senior years. He later attended Princeton University (where he played 150 lb. football, joined Cap & Gown, and roomed with MacMurray, Waters, Kornrumpf, Baldwin, Norton, and Wooley), Oxford University and Harvard Law School.
Bob joined the New York office of law firm Sullivan & Cromwell in 1966. In 1974, he moved to Washington, D.C. and served for two years as Special Assistant to the Undersecretary of State for Security Assistance and as Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In 1977, he helped found Sullivan & Cromwell’s Washington office, where he served as Managing Partner from 1987 until his retirement in 2006.
Bob had an outstanding career during which he represented underwriters, including virtually every major investment bank, on securities offerings in the U.S. and global capital markets. He was considered by many as the “go to” lawyer for supranational and government agency issuers, including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and Fannie Mae. He also advised on numerous securities offerings by International Finance Corporation, Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), Federal Home Loan Banks and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Outside of his professional pursuits, Bob was actively involved in his community. An avid opera fan, he was particularly devoted to the Washington National Opera, where he served over the years as President, Vice President and General Counsel, and supernumerary in multiple performances. In 1994, Bob and his wife Jamie appeared in a production of Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos with Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia – a moment memorialized in the documentary film RBG.
Bob also served as a member of the Board of Directors of his beloved Camp Dudley, Fundraising Chair and member of the Visiting Committee of Harvard Law School, Co-Chair of the National Patron’s Council of Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and President of Friends of the House of Sweden. He also pursued his love of photography, self-publishing two works of which he was justifiably proud – one on birds and one on the Adirondacks, where he spent nearly 80 summers. But perhaps Bob’s favorite title was “Coach Craft” when he coached the ASAP Giants Little League baseball team, on which his son Ford was the team’s catcher.
Bob will be remembered for his energy, enthusiasm, generosity and positivity – qualities that he brought to his life as a husband, father of two, grandfather of five, uncle of many, friend, and lawyer. And we will all miss his smile.
He is survived by his wife Jamie, sons Tiger and Ford, and grandchildren Ellie, Olive, Robert, Coco, and James. A funeral mass will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown on Tuesday, April 30th at 10:30 am. A celebration of his life will also take place this summer at Lake Champlain, a place Bob held dear.
The Craft family is grateful to Dr. Valerie Lee at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital for the expert and personal care he received from her and her team. After five years of treatment, he considered them all dear friends. Donations may be made to their research.
Posted 4/7/24
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Nick and Mary Jane Newens enjoying lunch in Palm Desert with David and Rita Wells on March 16, 2024. Dave and Nick have been fast friends since age 10 in Omaha, NE. Posted 3/18/24
Alumni Day was held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, with a class reception at Cannon Club (arranged by Evelyn Prather) following the Service of Remembrance in the chapel. The Hlafters, the Newlins, Art Smith, Charlie Rippin, and Peter Pettibone attended, along with Evelyn and her family, pictured here.
L-R: Daughter Marnie O’Connell, Sons Tony and Alex Prather, Ev, Daughter Wendy Burwell, Grandson Nicholas Prather (Tony’s son). Posted 3/13/24
Received by Class Treasurer Ellen Boer on the dues "boxtops":
Normand D. Brown, M.D. "Grandson - Jacob Brown - PhD from Harvard 2022, completed post doc year at Princeton in Aug & began his appt as Asst Prof of Political Sci at B.U in Sept. son of David '85 & Deborah '84" Lynn Adelman "Am lucky to be in good health and still working as a U.S. Dist. Judge in Milwaukee" Dawn Roberts, in memory of Stephen W Roberts "Currently I am a State (Iowa) Co-Chair for the Nikki Haley Campaign for President" Ed Dubrow, M.D. "Wonderful summer get together Roomate Pete Rosenberg in Augusta, Maine; keep in contact with David Gay, who lives in Tucson. Keep in close contact Elihu Leifer (Chevy Chase, MD) ever since our college days."
Gil Omenn "Princeton announced that the Omenn-Darling Lecture (2nd annual) on Ethics & Policy Aspects of Bioengineering will be Monday May 6, 2024." Larry Buell "Have new book just out! - See cover below (old dog, new trick), my Covid project....."
Posted 1/28/24
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is a photo (l-r) of Woody Andrews, Hank Sykes, John Cooper and Joe McGinity after John captivated a large Princeton Southwest Florida Alumni Club (Naples) audience talking about • the significant and sometimes unappreciated contributions Woodrow Wilson made to our lives at Princeton, such as precepts;
• the impact he had on the world at large.
John dazzled us in the question and answer session with his depth of knowledge about Wilson. What a distinguished classmate he is! We were lucky to be there.
Hank Sykes As you have heard from Hank, we had a luncheon event on January 12, 2024, with John Cooper, hosted by Paul Atkinson '74, president of the Princeton Club of SW Florida. Judy Cooper accompanied John. Woody Andrews and Cynthia were there, and Hank's wife Jo, and Woody writes - "The title of John’s talk was 'Woodrow Wilson: A Reappraisal.' It was a remarkable 3½ hour event—all of us listening attentively to the end. John must have been a wonderful teacher for his students."
Regards, Joe
Posted 1/15/24
Blair ArchJim Adams has informed us that Blair Arch will be featured on this year's birthday cards which he has started sending to our classmates. He thought that all would find the following information about the Arch very interesting. Jim has been faithfully providing this pleasant service to the class since our 25th reunion.
As the largest arch on campus, Blair Arch (built into Blair Hall), as well as 1879 Arch, are popular spaces for student a cappella groups to give free concerts. The broad steps behind Blair Arch are the location of the Senior Step Sing and the First-Year Step Sing. The Senior Step Sing occurs the night of Baccalaureate Day, with seniors singing songs from throughout their Princeton years, culminating in the Princeton alma mater, Old Nassau. The arch was also featured in the movie A Beautiful Mind. Posted 1/3/24
Pettibone on PAWcast panel PAW is Princeton University’s editorially independent magazine by alumni, for alumni. On the monthly PAWcast we interview alumni, faculty, and students about their books, their work, and issues that matter to the Princeton community. Nov 3, 2023 PAWcast: Three Alumni on Ukraine, Putin, and Nuclear War Jeff Burt ’66, Jim Hitch ’71, and Peter Pettibone ’61 might know a bit more about Russia than the average Princetonian. All three headed up the Soviet and Russian practices of the international..... Click here to listen. Posted 11/15/23
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