MILTON GEORGE ENGLERT '34
Milt Englert, one of the most enthusiastic of a loyal band of Southern classmates who, in his words, "enjoyed quite a few happy mini-reunions among themselves as well as several reunions at Princeton," died Nov. 9, 1997, in Columbus, Miss., his home for the last 21 years. Jack Goodwin, John S. Evans, and Stanley Williams, others of the group, predeceased Milt; only Bill Lee "Coon" Sanders, his friend for 67 years, survives.
Milt joined Jones & Laughlin steel mills in Pittsburgh in 1936 and was their manager of Wisconsin sales (1941-45) and senior salesman in New York (1946-51). In the early 1950s he became a partner in several steel warehouses on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Always active in Princeton affairs, he served as president of the PAA of Wisconsin (1942-43) and of the PAA of the Eastern Shore (1965-66). In 1992 he took pleasure in adopting a live tiger cub at an animal sanctuary in Caledonia, Miss. The tiger, Rachel, now 350 lbs., is a handsome specimen.
Milt is survived by his wife, Ethel (Whitaker), whom he married in 1976; two daughters, a son, and six grandchildren. To them we offer our sincere sympathies.
The Class of 1934

ARTHUR NORTHWOOD JR. '35
Another outstanding scholar of our class, Art Northwood, has died. He was a history major, a junior Phi Bete, president of Whig-Clio, recipient of two Rockefeller Foundation fellowships, and an expert in corporate public relations. His death occurred on Oct. 26, 1997, following several years of battling Alzheimer's and various heart problems.
Before the war, he worked with Time, Inc., as director of special services. When commissioned as an Army lieutenant, he jumped into Europe with the 101st Airborne Division, and later as a captain coauthored the Division's official history, titled "Rendezvous with Destiny." He joined Shell Oil Co. in 1947 and became the firm's division manager for chemical public relations, retiring in 1972.
Art married Jane Hall in 1958. She is a Bryn Mawr graduate who worked closely with Art in his Princeton and other volunteer activities. During the last several years in Montclair, N.J., when Art's health was failing, she shared the job of class agent for Annual Giving, with outstanding results. The university's "Tiger" award was given to Art in 1988 for his years of volunteer service to Princeton.
The class sends sincere sympathy to Jane, and to Art's stepson, Steve Cutaia.
The Class of 1935

CLARK BALDWIN TOWER '35 *36
Clark Tower, known to us as "Gabe" in his campus days, died on Oct. 23, 1997, following a short illness. He was 85. He and Sarah were inveterate reuners and devoted football supporters. Many classmates were entertained at their home in Oxford, N.Y., on the weekends when Princeton played Cornell at Ithaca.
Clark was born in Maplewood, attended Columbia H.S., and graduated from Lawrenceville in 1931. He earned bachelor and graduate degrees in chemical engineering and worked at Colgate-Palmolive in Jersey City for 41 years. In 1942 he married the former Sarah Brewster Rapelye, and they settled in Madison, N.J., living there for 30 years. Clark served on the Madison board of education and the Overlook Hospital board and was a trustee of the Madison Methodist Church. Retiring to Oxford in 1977, Clark became a trustee of the Oxford Memorial Library, treasurer of the Oxford Historical Society, and a board member of the Oxford Industrial Development Corp. He did manage a bit of golf on the side.
Gabe and Sarah raised a family of four daughters: Christina Bancroft, Margaret Beyer, Catherine Sauerbrey, and Elizabeth Tower. The class sends its most sincere condolences to all.
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JOHN FRASER BLISS JR. '36
John, or "Moose," as affectionately known by his many friends, died Sept. 5, 1997. A graduate of Phillips Exeter, at Princeton he majored in biology and was a member of Tiger Inn. He played football for four years, on three undefeated teams. The fourth lost only one game. He also played lacrosse for two years. He chaired four of our reunions.
An ROTC student, at graduation he was commissioned a second lieutenant, Field Artillery Reserve. During WWII, he served six years in the army. His first assignment was to teach ROTC at Princeton. He next trained with the 13th Armored Division, serving with its component, the 498th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, which saw service in France and Germany. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He received the Bronze Star and three battle stars.
While working in the 1950s for Princeton he was director of dormitories and coached football and lacrosse. John was a certified seed grower of barley and soybeans at his Princeton farm. His last job was that of business manager of the King School at Stamford, Conn.
He is survived by his wife, Jessie Hardy Bliss, and his daughter, Caroline. John knew how to get things done, and well. He will be remembered.
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FRANK WILLIAM LOVEJOY JR. M.D. '36
Frank died July 31, 1997. He was 83. A lifelong resident of Rochester, N.Y., he was a physician, professor, and philanthropist. He prepared at Hotchkiss. At Princeton he majored in biology and was a member of Colonial Club. In 1940 he graduated from the U. of Rochester Medical School.
During WWII, he served three years in the Navy Medical Corps, mostly in the Pacific theater, and retired as a lieutenant.
Frank joined the U. of Rochester Medical Center in 1951 as a clinical professor. He started Highland Hospital's cardiopulmonary lab in 1963 and remained there until retiring in 1984. He served on its board and was chairman from 1967-70.
He and his wife, Lynne, were most generous in community projects and, in their quiet manner, endeared themselves to their community.
Frank began to lose his hearing in later years. He and Lynne wondered why there were no hearing devices for the deaf in their declining years. So, about three years ago, research was started in Rochester for a system and device to show the spoken word on a portable unit.
Besides Lynne, Frank is survived by a son, Lawrence, a daughter, Linda Wehle, and five grandchildren.
Frank was a loyal Princetonian and indeed lived a productive life.
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WILLIAM TREVOR M.D. '36
Bill, a renowned surgeon, died of cancer June 28, 1997, on his birthday. He prepared at the Gilman School. At Princeton he majored in biology and was a member of Charter Club. He played four years of soccer and established an annual award for the soccer player showing the most improvement in his play and attitude.
In 1940 he graduated from the U. of Maryland's School of Medicine. He spent three years at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Post Graduate Surgical School. He was a Lahey Clinic Surgical Fellow. He was associated with several other prestigious medical organizations. He taught anatomy at St. Clare's Hospital and published several papers on cancer. He retired in 1972.
For several years Bill served on our class executive committee. He was proud of his record of attending 59 straight class reunions. A serious fall a few days before our 60th caused his absence. How he loved to dance! Year after year he would dance away reunion nights spending much time at the younger class tents featuring big bands. Many of us will remember his little costumed poodle, "Killer," marching with Bill in 14 of our P-rades.
Bill is survived by his sister Maxine Trevor and his longtime friend Doris P. Cherry. He will indeed be missed.
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FRANCIS BENJAMIN WHITE '36 *37
Frank died of a pulmonary embolism on Oct. 22, 1997. He prepared at Horace Mann in NYC. At Princeton, where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees, he majored in chemical engineering and was a member of Sigma XI.
Frank enjoyed a long tenure with Foster Wheeler Corp., where he became manager of international operations and was managing director of Ishikawajima-Foster Wheeler. During his career he developed several process patents in edible oils and fatty chemicals and was a popular lecturer. For years he was listed in Who's Who in Engineering.
Frank was a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, a past president of the American Oil Chemists Society, and chairman of the 1982 World Conference on Oils and Edible Oils held in the Netherlands.
In his more active years Frank enjoyed white-water canoeing, racquetball, and tennis. This gave way after retirement in 1983 to Arkansas to travel, golf, and untiring efforts on behalf of the Lions Club, initiating Deputy programs in local schools and roadside clean-up campaigns and promoting Lions World Series for the Blind.
Frank is survived by his wife, Mary Evelyn, nŽe Rauer, sons Douglass, Daniel, and Thomas, and two granddaughters.
Frank was an exceptional person. He indeed made his mark.
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ALBERT L. ST. PETER '37
Explosives expert, ever-active Pete St. Peter died Oct. 23, 1997, after a long bout with emphysema. His wife of 50 years, Virginia, survives him, as do children Dennis '69, Mary, Matthew, and Anne.
Pete graduated from Ridgewood H.S. in Hohokus, N.J., where he was active in cross country, soccer, Hi-Y, and the glee club. At Princeton he majored in engineering, was business manager of the Bric-a-Brac, president of the Glee Club, and a member of Theatre Intime, Triangle Club, and Key and Seal.
Pete first put his engineering skills to work with the New Jersey Zinc Co., becoming for nine years mining engineer with the company in New Jersey and Austinville, Va., with time out for air raid duties. By 1952 he had been a technical representative in explosives for E. I. duPont de Nemours and then sales manager with their Cia SudAmericana de Explosives in Valparaiso, covering Chile and Bolivia. By 1957, he covered Connecticut, Rhode Island, and some national work. He was also a cub-master and director of Community Chest.
Pete retired to Tucson after 28 years but, as things got dull, "After the four million pound blast in Arizona," consulted and set up offices in Peru and Chile to explore for uranium, before retiring again, to "the glorious Central Coast of California---a little late for beach athletics."
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JOHN AUGUSTIN CASHMAN '38
John Cashman died Feb. 7, 1996, in Naples, Fla., where he had lived for a number of years. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and was the great-grandson of the founder of Grasselli Chemical Co., which was acquired by the Dupont Co. in 1928. He prepared at Choate, where he was manager of wrestling and chairman of the Brief Yearbook.
At Princeton, Cash roomed with Jack Bitner for four years; his other roommates were Orrin Boice, Bill Love, and Bob Corbin. John was a member of Cottage, Triangle, and Right Wing Clubs.
Following Princeton, he went on a 12-month trip around the world with Bitner, Corbin, and Jim Cecil, going to more than 70 cities in over 20 countries, and visiting with classmate Fumi Kenoye in Japan and Shanghai.
Afterward he took a one-year business course at the Babson Institute and did circulation promotion work with Time and Life. During WWII, he was a captain in the Air Force, receiving Battle Stars for the India-Burma, China, Central Burma, and Luzon campaigns.
John's first wife, Frances Cecelia Nevins, died in 1964. His second wife, Lois G., died shortly after his death. The class sends its deepest sympathy to his nine nieces and nephews and three stepdaughters. His many friends and classmates suffered a great loss in the passing of this generous, wonderfully likable gentleman.
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CHARLES DOWDEN MCCRACKEN JR. '38
Charlie McCracken died of lymphoma on Nov. 20, 1996, at his home in State College, Pa., where he had lived for the past 12 years.
He came to Princeton from Blair Academy, where he was on the tennis and wrestling teams, the track squad, and the band. At Princeton, he continued his wrestling, tennis, and track and also played in the band. He majored in psychology and was a member of Key and Seal Club.
Charlie was commissioned as second lieutenant from our ROTC unit and served during WWII from 1941-46 in the Field Artillery, seeing action in the New Guinea and Philippines campaigns. He was briefly a prisoner of war and returned home with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Charlie's entire business career was devoted to running his real estate and insurance business in New Hope, Pa., and Lambertville, N.J., until he retired in 1979. He derived great pleasure from deep-sea fishing and spent winters in Vero Beach and Key Colony, Fla. He maintained an interest in chess throughout his life.
His late father '02, late uncle '07, and his brother John '36 all also went to Princeton. On Oct. 18, 1952, Charlie married Mary Elizabeth Moran, who survives him, as do daughters Beth Whittam and Ann, three grandsons, and a granddaughter. The class joins with them in sorrow over their loss.
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WILLIAM FRANCIS RUSSELL '38
Confirmed equestrian Bill Russell died while in his walking boots Apr. 9, 1996, in NYC.
Bill prepped at Riverdale and Taft Schools. At Princeton he was active with the polo squad (manager in '38), the pistol squad, Whig-Clio debating panel, and a member of Colonial Club.
A product of our ROTC unit, Bill went on active duty in June 1940, first teaching in our ROTC and then serving with the Field Artillery of the 86th Division until discharged as major in May 1946.
His AB in politics was followed by graduate work at Harvard Business School and NYU, and after the war he worked for some years with Dun & Bradstreet. Recent data on Bill's business career is missing, but he was a member of both the Princeton Club of New York and the Union League Club, as well as the Nassau Club of Princeton, his residence during many reunions.
At our 50th reunion in 1988, Bill very graciously returned to Pres. Shapiro the bell clapper from Nassau Hall which he had kept carefully polished since freshman year.
A longtime bachelor, Bill married Wendy Hatch, widow of Sinclair Hatch '28, on June 24, 1993. To Wendy and Bill's nieces and nephew (the children of his roommate, the late Scudder Winslow, and Bill's sister Elizabeth), the class extends its sympathy.
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WILLIAM CONANT QUINBY '41
Bill died at home in Greenwich, Conn., on Sept. 24, 1997, after years of valiant struggling with prostate cancer. Constance Pierce Quinby, his wife of 53 years, survives. Shackleton, Lindbergh, Peary, and Amundson were among his boyhood heroes, and he viewed life as a grand adventure. Conny perfectly supplemented this and shared many thrills at his side.
Born in Newark, Bill prepped at the Academy and Andover. He was a high honors chemistry major and president of Cannon, and played 150-lb. football as a feisty 140-pounder. He commanded PT boats Nos. 66 and 110 in the South Pacific, then, finding this a bit tame, became a submariner on the USS Marlin. He never forsook the sea, and was the navigator on Thor Ramsing's Solution for blue-water races with the NYYC and the CCA--as one of a handful of '41ers who knew celestial navigation.
Bill never spoke much of his business career as a successful salesman for Union Carbide. But he must have traveled a lot, and he and Conny went all over the world--skiing, peak-scaling, and sightseeing. They always took time to write postcards. As our v.p., with Conny's assistance, he made perhaps the finest planner of mini-reunions Princeton ever had.
Other survivors include sons Edward '73 and James; daughters Susan Liu and Elizabeth Monogue; and seven grandchildren. Jim gave the eulogy in Christ Church. We will miss Bill dearly.
The Class of 1941

ALEXANDER RANDALL IV '41
Alex died on Oct. 22, 1997, of heart failure, having not been sick. He came to college from Wm. Penn Charter, where he was president of the science club. He majored in chemistry and was graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. His senior thesis concerned kidney stones and the use of methyl methacrylate. He crewed and was in Cloister Inn.
Alex finished Harvard Medical in 1944 and immediately served in the Navy Medical Corps until the end of WWII. He was called up again in the Korean War. After this he settled in Abington, Pa., and opened a joint pediatric practice with his wife, Dr. J. Perlingiero (Nina) Randall. He was the Abington School District physician for almost 50 years, as well as being on the Abington Hospital staff. At the time of his passing he was actively seeing patients and working with the schools.
In addition to Nina, he is survived by a daughter, Edith Randall Williams, a son, Alexander 5th '73, and six grandchildren, including an Alex 6th. Alex IV was buried at sea.
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JOHN REESE STEVENSON '42
Jack died Oct. 26, 1997, at his home in Fort Worth, Tex., of multiple systems atrophy. His distinguished career in law included the chairmanship of Sullivan & Cromwell and extensive service in Washington with the State Dept. He was retired at the time of his death.
Jack came to Princeton from Andover, majored in the School of Public and International Affairs, graduated summa cum laude, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He also served as news editor and editorial cochairman of the Daily Princetonian.
After four years in the Navy, during the war, Jack earned his law degree from Columbia in 1949, followed by a JSD in 1952. Joining Sullivan & Cromwell, he became a partner in 1956 and served as chairman from 1979-87, specializing in corporate and international law. He took a leave of absence in 1969 to join the State Dept. as assistant secretary and legal advisor, following which he served as special representative of the President and chief of the delegation to the Law of the Sea Conference, from 1973-75, with the rank of ambassador. He also served as a director of the National Art Gallery, in Washington, and as its president from 1978-93.
Jack is survived by Ruth, his wife since 1983, his children, Elizabeth, Sally, John Jr., and Patience, and four grandchildren, to whom the class offers its most sincere sympathies.
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JOHN CYRENIUS DAVID '51
John died on Oct. 26, 1997, after a long bout with emphysema, in Richmond, Va., his beloved city. Many were at his service in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church: those with whom he had sung in its choir for some 35 years; those who had sailed with him and his wife, Nancy; and those who had worked with him at duPont, where he had been a research chemist.
John loved to play the piano. He was simply a man with a ready wit who attracted, and had a way with, people.
He came to Princeton after a hitch in the Navy and the Hun School. As a Tiger, he graduated with honors in chemistry and was a member of the Chicago Club (he grew up in Evanston) and Charter Club. He roomed with Ken Frost and Graham White. He leaves a legion of friends. A memorable undergraduate jape was John's arrest on Nassau Street doing 35 mph in a 25 mph zone, riding circles around the police--on his bicycle!
In addition to Nancy, John is survived by their son, Vernon, and daughters Catharine and Holly. The class will miss him greatly and sends its condolences to his family.
The Class of 1951

JOHN BRAILSFORD ELLIOTT '51
John died July 25, 1997, of heart failure. He was an outstanding collector of Asian art, assembling a collection of Chinese calligraphy and painting that has been described as one of the most important outside of Asia.
Works from his collection have been exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Yale U. Art Gallery. In 1984, 70 paintings were the subject of the exhibition "Images of the Mind," at the Princeton Art Museum, which is preparing a catalogue for a 1999 exhibition which later will travel to the West Coast and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
John graduated from Exeter in 1945, left Harvard after one semester, and went to Europe as a volunteer for the Society of Friends for two years. At Princeton he majored in medieval history. After Army service, he joined his father's NYSE investment firm.
John also actively supported various educational, American Indian, and conservation organizations.
He had friends from many walks of life. His homes in NYC and Princeton were sites of long hours of wide ranging discussions.
John is survived by brother David, uncle Robert, seven nephews, and five nieces. The class and the art world have lost a true Renaissance man.
The Class of 1951

SAMUEL WISTAR POLK JR. '53
Sam Polk, who died Aug. 12, 1997, in NYC, came to Princeton from St. Louis with a lively contingent from the John Burroughs School. Sam rowed 150-lb. crew, belonged to the pre-medical society, and majored in English. At one time or another, he roomed with John Burroughs classmates Jim Burst, Ken Read, and Dick Strassner, and also with Bob Ambrose and Ed Waesche, all of whom shared good times at Cannon Club.
Sam left school at the end of junior year to attend Columbia. After service in the Army during the Korean conflict, he returned to St. Louis and became a stockbroker. In 1966, he moved to NYC and established Plexi-Point, a manufacturing business.
Sam, Ken Read observed, was "an elegant, handsome, witty, soft-spoken gentleman and a hit with the ladies." Sam was also adroit with cards and seemed at his best with them during late night sessions with his many friends. Sam never married. The class mourns with his sister, Eloise Polk Spivy, the passing of, as Dick Strassner said, this "kind, gentle, thoughtful man." Sympathy may be expressed by contributing to "Class of '53 Memorial Scholarship," c/o Class Treas. Frederick S. Crispin, 3 Cedarbrook Terr., Princeton, NJ 08540.
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JOHN EDWARD THOMAS '57
John died Sept. 19, 1997, in Milwaukee, while hospitalized after a prolonged illness. After preparing at Milwaukee University School, he majored in English and joined the Naval ROTC, the Tiger Inn, and the 21 and Right Wing clubs.
Following graduation, he married Flo Mack and left for Navy duty. When Flo traveled to meet him in Tokyo and could not locate him, the '57 network overcame this; Fran Weber of Naval Intelligence located him off the Philippines and by secret wire informed him Flo would join him in Manila. This was not well received by his commander, whose negative opinion was strengthened when John and Morris Kellet sank a landing craft that Morris was attempting to bring aboard an LTC under John's directions.
John attended law school at the U. of Wisconsin. He worked with Milwaukee's White-Hershbeck firm until 1968, when he became treasurer of Great American Industries in NYC and then CEO until the company was sold in 1975. He returned to Milwaukee in a group practice; he was later in solo practice and director of the Cope Foundation, an educational philanthropy.
John is survived by his daughters, Abigail Moore (and her daughter, Sarah), Ann Scala, Jessica Wilson, and Alice '88, his mother, Lucille, brother, Arthur, and Flo Mack Thomas Kelly. We extend warm sympathy to them. Gifts in his remembrance may be sent to the Tiger Inn.
The Class of 1957

CHRISTOPHER ALLEN '59
Artist, writer, and linguist Chris Allen died of causes related to a peptic ulcer in NYC on July 1, 1996.
Chris was born in Peiping, China, to Betty Smith Allen and Stuart Allen '25, the American consul general at Chefoo. Stuart Allen died when Chris was seven, and he and his mother moved to New York and later Connecticut.
Chris attended Kent School, graduating with honors and showing himself an outstanding writer and humorist. After graduation from Princeton, Chris went to Geneva to study languages, becoming a simultaneous translator in French and Spanish. He studied painting in Paris, a pursuit interrupted by a tour as a special forces medic in the mid-1960s. He spent the following decade in seclusion, re-emerging in New York in the 1980s, where he gained repute painting restaurant murals. He resided at the Gramercy Park Hotel, teaching himself Portuguese, Italian, and Greek, all of which he spoke fluently.
Brilliant and creative, Chris eschewed material possessions and a conventional lifestyle for the freedom to pursue eclectic interests. A memorial service held at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine was attended by many of his Kent School and Princeton classmates. Lacking material belongings or pretense, Chris had the greatest possession of all--the affection of his many friends.
The Class of 1959

EDWARD LAWRENCE KATZENBACH III '66
Edward Lawrence Katzenbach III, retired teacher of debate, English, and history, died Aug. 12, 1997, at Georgetown Medical Center of complications of diabetes. He was 53.
Larry graduated from Sidwell Friends School, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude from Princeton, and took his law degree at Harvard School of Law. At Princeton, he joined Colonial Club, was active in campus politics, and chaired the European affairs committee of the Intl. Relations Council. He served two years in the Peace Corps and taught a modern novel course at Walpole Maximum Security Prison while attending law school. Larry then taught for 23 years at St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H., with brief interludes at Deerfield Academy and in Barcelona, Spain. In retirement, Larry later taught poetry, essay writing, and world history as a volunteer at Mt. Vernon College in Washington, D.C.
Larry was perhaps best known as a debate coach. Under his leadership St. Paul's School won more than twice as many trophies as did all the other New England Prep Schools combined. He was the founder and president of the Debating Assn. of New England until the end of 1994.
His mother, Maude, daughter Allita Margaret, sister Matilda, and brother Eldridge survive Larry. To each of them the class extends its deepest sympathy.
The Class of 1966

DONALD B. KING *40
Donald B. King, PhD in classics, long distinguished as a teacher of classics, died on Sept. 16, 1997, in Bristol, Conn., after a long terminal illness. He was 84.
Born in Forestville, Conn., he attended the local schools and received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College.
His teaching career included his undergraduate alma mater and Pennsylvania State U., Beloit [Wisc.] College, and St. Joseph College in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1967 he succeeded to the academic deanship at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisc. He retired in 1978.
He married Louise Dupray in 1978; she preceded him in death in 1989. He is survived by his second wife, the former Alma B. Taylor of Farmington, Conn., two daughters, four sons, nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews. We offer sincere sympathy to his widow and family in the passing of this truly distinguished scholar-teacher.
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GEORGE K. SWEETNAM *96
George K. Sweetnam, PhD in the history of science, lecturer in the history of science at Princeton, died on Sept. 5, 1997, at his home in Manchester, Conn. He had undergone open-heart surgery in March of last year and had recovered physically. However, he did continue to suffer from profound psychological depression, which had afflicted him for several years during his early adult life. His mother tells us that he died by his own hand.
He is survived by both his parents, a sister, Elizabeth A., and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. We offer to his parents and family our profound sympathies in this most tragic loss of an indeed promising son, nephew, and teacher.
The Graduate Alumni