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Name: Charles Krank.

Position: Assistant director of grounds and building maintenance. Coordinating setup for special events, such as the presidential installation and annual reunions, including his own with the class of 1974. Managing the department budget and the campus pager and radio system. Arranging for floor-covering replacements across campus.

Quote: "The fun -- and the challenge -- of my job is the tremendous variety of things I get involved in. I have opportunities to assist all elements of the University community: faculty, staff, students and alumni. I also enjoy seeing all the great work done by the wonderfully skilled trades workers here in maintenance."

Other interests: Spending time with wife and children, including his son, Erik Johnston, who is a technical staff member of the School of Architecture. Golfing, cooking, traveling and working on landscaping and building projects.

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Obituaries

Diane Balestri, who held positions as assistant dean of the college and associate director of computing and information technology, died of a brain tumor March 5. She was 58.

Balestri came to the Office of the Dean of the College in 1985 from Bryn Mawr College. Developing a long-standing interest in educational uses of technology, she transferred in 1992 to the Office of Computing and Information Technology (now the Office of Information Technology).

In 1997, Balestri moved to Vassar College where she became vice president of computing and information services.

Her ties to the University continued, in part through her family. She is survived by her husband, Charles, a member of Princeton's class of 1963, and two sons, Leo '93, and Carlo '96.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Brain Tumor Society, 124 Watertown St., Suite 3-H, Watertown, MA 02472.

Ramon Pressburger, who retired in 1986 from the Plasma Physics Laboratory as supervisor of maintenance, died Feb. 27. He was 77.

Pressburger, a resident of Howell, N.J., worked at the University for 23 years. He was a World War II Navy veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothea; a son, Ramon, of Howell; three daughters, the Rev. Mona Maglone and Kathy Wilson of Howell, and Lynda Drolet of Rutherford. Memorial contributions may be made to the USS Laffey Association, c/o J. Folino, 960 Gary St., Turlock, CA 95382.
 

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March 25, 2002
Vol. 91, No. 20
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