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In Memoriam
The School has learned of the passing of the following members of the Princeton Day School community. We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to their families and friends.
Bruce Ackerman
Father of John Ackerman ’95 and Robin Ackerman Cameron ’98
Earle Gerald “Jerry” Amaral
Grandfather of Jack Amaral ’17 and Margaret “Maggie” Amaral ’20; and Father-in-Law of Kathy Schulte, Assistant Head of School for Advancement and Strategic Priorities
Janet Elderkin Azzoni ’46 Joseph Bachelder
Husband of Louise Mason Bachelder ’54; Father of Lisa Bachelder Alcock ’74, Christina “Cary” Bachelder Dufresne ’77 and Hilary Bachelder ’88; and Grandfather of Louise Dufresne Serio ’09 and Mason Dufresne ’13
James A. Boozan
Father of Hope Boozan ’15
Dr. Stephen Borrus
Father of Daniel Borrus ’97
Robert Clement
Husband of Phyllis Vandewater Clement ’40
Edwin P. Crowell
Grandfather of Ian Crowell ’10, Brian Crowell ’11 and Kathleen Crowell ’15; and Father-in-Law of Jeanne Crowell, PDS Associate Director of Admission
Jo Brewster Devlin
Mother of Peyton “Punky” Brewster Rutledge ’68, Shelby “Shelly” Brewster McMahan ’70 and Julia Brewster ’73
Arthur L. Fein
Father of Richard Fein ’74, Douglas Fein ’79 and Karen Fein Kelly ’80; and Grandfather of Jillian Kelly ’13
Dail Forsyth
Former PDS receptionist, Mother of former Business Manager Cindy Shapiro Stadulis (Tom Stadulis, former Director of Operations); Grandmother of Leslie Shapiro Davenport ’06 and Megan Shapiro Kapilevich ’08; and StepGrandmother of Philip Stadulis ’08, Ben Stadulis ’09 and Sara Stadulis ’12
Marcia “Mussy” Geer
Former MFS science teacher
Helen Gentile
Grandmother of Andrew Gentile ’03 and Daniel Gentile ’07
Robert Goeke
Grandfather of Patrick McDonald ’06
Rose and Daniel Haggerty
Grandparents of Joseph Haggerty ’15, Charlotte Haggerty ’20 and Caroline Haggerty ’20
Martha Hartmann
Mother of Elizabeth “Betsy” Hartmann ’69
Mark Heald ’43 Calvin Hodock
Father of Courtney Hodock, PDS Senior Development Officer
John Jacobus ’82
Brother of Marget Jacobus ’75, Claire Jacobus ’78 (Andrew Hildick-Smith ’77) and Laura Jacobus ’81
Lesley Loser Johnston ’66
Former trustee
Rita Kravitz
Mother of Arthur Kravitz ’75
Henry Lane ’74
Brother of Stephen Lane ’64, Sally Lane ’66, Mark Lane ’70, Catherine Lane ’71, Mary Lane ’75 and Teresa Lane ’79
James Laughlin ’43
Wife of Julia Gallup Laughlin ’55; Brother of Ledlie Laughlin ’45; Father of Ophelia “Fifi” Laughlin ’77, PDS Lower School teacher James Laughlin ’80 (PDS Lower School assistant teacher Margie Laughlin); Grandfather of Katelyn Laughlin ’16 and Margaret Laughlin ’19; Uncle of Leighton “Toby” Laughlin ’64, Christopher Laughlin ’65, Alexander Laughlin ’72 and Carin Laughlin Hoffman ’74; and Great-Uncle to Logan Laughlin ’06
Courtney Leopold ’06 Toby Ludmer
Mother of Caren Ludmer ’76
Elgin Richard Mayer, Jr.
Former PDS industrial arts teacher
Mary Elizabeth McClellan
Mother of Ann McClellan ’68, William McClellan ’75 and Robert McClellan ’77
Bradford Mills, Sr.
Father of Elizabeth “Lizette” Mills Hardie ’71, Bradford A. Mills ’72, former trustee Barbara “Babette” Mills Henagan ’77 and Ross Mills ’85; and Grandfather of Morgan Mills ’17
William Morea
Father of Greg Morea ’78
Chip Orr
Brother of Pam Orr Marck ’70
Frederick S. Osborne ’55
Brother of Lydia Osborne ’65 and Cousin of Arthur Dielhenn ’62 and Jane Dielhenn Otis ’60
Ann Tomlinson Reed ’40
Mother of Samuel C. Finnell ’74 (Molly Murdoch Finnell ’76); Step-Mother of Barbara Rose ’64 and Hope Rose Angier ’66; and Grandmother of Margaret “Maggie” Finnell ’02
John H. Rhodes
Father of Christian Rhodes, Acting Head of the PDS Upper School
Sherwood M. Smith ’52
Brother of Cynthia Smith Walker ’52 and Jane W. Smith ’61
Mary B. Stabler
Mother of Julia Stabler Hull ’76, Edward “Ted” Stabler ’77, Laurence Stabler ’80, Margaret “Peggy” Stabler Fischer ’83 and Peter Stabler ’83
Sydney Sussman
Grandfather of Alexander Sussman ’02, Elyse Kotzker ’03 and Adam Sussman ’06
Stowe H. Tattersall ’65
Brother of Martha Tattersall Giancola ’77 and Step-Brother of Donald Pickering ’65 and Dorothy “DeDe” Pickering ’71
Joseph Ames Thompson
Former Middle School history and English teacher and coach, Uncle of Gough Winn Thompson ’73, Elizabeth Thompson ’74, Lydia Thompson ’78, Daniel Thompson ’81 and Thomas Thompson ’86
Melissa Tomlinson ’62
Sister of Henry “Hank” Tomlinson ’61, Sally Tomlinson Fuller ’65 and Ann “Nancy” Tomlinson ’70
Martha Vaughn
Wife of former trustee George “Arky” Vaughn and Mother of Barbara Vaughn Hoimes ’78, Susan Vaughn-O’Brien ’80 and Phoebe Vaughn Outerbridge ’84 (Ed. Note: reprinted from Fall 2020 with corrected spelling of surname throughout)
Mary Walsh
Mother of Cynthia Walsh ’70, Diana Walsh ’72 and Jennifer Walsh ’76
Mary Strunsky Wisnovsky ’57
Former trustee, Mother of Robert Wisnovsky ’82 and Peter Wisnovsky ’85; and Sister of Martha Strunsky Ilic ’59 and Jane Strunsky Wiseman ’65
Peter B. Yocom ’81 John Young
Father of PDS Athletic Performance Coach Darius Young (Tracy Young, PDS Lower School teacher) and Grandfather of Hailey Young ’19 and Jordan Young ’21
J. Jeffrey Griggs ’64
Brother of Robert Griggs ’61 (Donna Maxwell Griggs ’65)
If you know that a School community member has passed away (alumni; former or current PDS parent, grandparent, board member or faculty/staff member; or the spouse, sibling or child of anyone from our community), please send that information to Ann Wiley ’70, editor of the In Memoriam page, at classnotes@pds.org. If possible, please include a copy of the obituary (or information to locate the obituary).
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