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(02/23/24 7:52am)
James Li ’27, a member of Yeh College, passed on Feb. 16 after being struck by the Princeton Dinky shuttle at the Faculty Road crossing. He is remembered by friends for his wit and care and was a devoted student of languages and philosophy.
(12/20/23 4:05am)
First-year student Sophia Jones, a devoted ballerina remembered by family and friends for her love and affection, died on campus on Wednesday, Nov. 29. She was 18. A prospective molecular biology major and a member of Yeh College, Jones was a lifelong dedicated and passionate dancer who had a love for animals, teaching, and hoped to pursue pediatric medicine after graduating.
(11/06/23 5:43am)
Natalie Zemon Davis, a pioneer in the study of women, gender, and the marginalized in historical scholarship, died in her home in Toronto on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the age of 94.
(05/13/23 5:58am)
Hodding Carter III ’57, a journalist, State Department spokesman during the Iran hostage crisis, and former University trustee died on May 11, after suffering complications from a series of strokes. He was 88.
(04/07/23 2:09am)
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(01/12/23 4:53am)
John “Jody” Kretzmann ’66, former Chairman of The Daily Princetonian, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 1 at the age of 78. He wrote for the ‘Prince’ in all four of his years at Princeton and was an advocate for social justice both during his time at Princeton and following his graduation as the co-founder of the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute at Northwestern University. The institute is now based at DePaul University that has a lasting international legacy.
(12/27/22 11:00pm)
When Grant Wahl graduated from Princeton in 1996, he refused to take the easy road.
(11/22/22 4:10am)
Misrach Ewunetie ’24, a junior in the Department of Sociology from Euclid, Ohio, died on Oct. 20 on Princeton University’s campus. Described by family and friends as a “precious, beautiful soul,” and a “role model, tutor, and best friend,” Ewunetie was remembered by those who knew her as a “great listener.” She was 20 years old.
(11/15/22 5:46am)
Brian Smith, a former production supervisor for The Daily Princetonian, has passed away at the age of 66. Smith served on The Daily Princetonian for 24 years, from 1986 through 2010, after being brought on by long-time production supervisor Larry DuPraz.
(08/31/22 2:36am)
“I am the teacher of athletes,
(08/03/22 3:42am)
Former Chairman of the Managing News Board of The Daily Princetonian, Robert H. Ruxin ’76, died on Sunday, July 17, at the age of 69.
(08/03/22 1:52am)
On Sunday, the world lost one of the greatest athletes to ever live.
(06/17/22 6:20pm)
Justin Lim ’25, a first-year in the Operations Research and Financial Engineering department and compassionate son and brother died on May 17 at his home in Chicago, Ill. after battling mental illness. He was 19 years old.
(03/17/22 2:48am)
Abraham Joshua ’21, a recent graduate of the chemistry department, died on March 2 in San Francisco, Calif. due to a collision between his electric scooter and a semi-truck. Joshua was a science teacher at Mission Preparatory School and was on his way to work. He was 23 years old.
(02/15/22 4:07am)
Pioneering journalist Robin C. Herman ’73, who worked to dismantle gender barriers in sports journalism at The Daily Princetonian, The New York Times, and other publications, died on Tuesday, Feb. 1. She was 70.
(02/04/22 4:28am)
Investor and Princeton graduate alumnus Louis A. Simpson GS ’60, whose philanthropy endowed the Louis A. Simpson International Building and the Louis A. Simpson Center for the Study of Macroeconomics, died at his residence in Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 8. He was 85.
(01/26/22 3:14am)
Jacques Fresco, a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology who was on the University’s faculty from 1960 to 2013, died on Dec. 5 from complications due to heart disease. He was 93 years old.
(10/28/21 4:01am)
Tullis Onstott GS ’80, a Professor of Geosciences who was on the University’s faculty for 37 years, died in Oracle, Ariz. on Oct. 19 from complications associated with lung cancer. He was 66 years old.
(10/25/21 3:01am)
Peter C. Bunnell, “one of the most essential figures in the history of photography,” died on Sept. 20, after a long battle with melanoma, in his home in Princeton. He was 83 years old.
(07/10/21 7:45pm)
Donald H. Rumsfeld ’54, a proponent behind the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq who served twice as Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford and President George W. Bush, died on Tuesday, June 29th at his home in Taos, New Mexico. He was 88 years old.