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Princeton undergraduate Jefferson Voelker ’28 has recently died, according to a Tuesday email from Dean of Undergraduate Students Regan Crotty to the campus community.
Voelker was a student in New College West (NCW) residential college, who had been on leave from the University. The email did not mention how long he had been on leave.
A gathering honoring Jefferson’s life will be hosted on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the home of NCW Head AnneMarie Luijendijk in José E. Feliciano Hall.
Crotty encouraged students “to reach out to one another for connection and consolation, and to call on University resources when you need support.”
The email did not specify a cause or time of death. Voelker’s death is the ninth of a Princeton student since Fall 2022.
“We know that every member of our community joins us in sending condolences to Jefferson’s family and friends and in wishing them strength,” Crotty’s email concluded.
The Daily Princetonian will be writing an obituary for Voelker. Please contact news[at]dailyprincetonian.com if you have memories you’d like to share.
Luke Grippo is a head News editor for the ‘Prince.’ He is from South Jersey, and typically covers high-profile interviews and University and town politics. He can be reached at lg5452[at]princeton.edu.
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A correction was made on Tuesday, Jan. 27: An earlier version of this piece misspelled the name of the head of NCW, she is AnneMarie Luijendijk, not Luikendijk.
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