After almost three years living with advanced lung cancer, Dr. Judith Elaine Mikeal Gross died peacefully and surrounded by family in her home in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 8, 2017 at the age of 76. She is survived by her daughter, Rosa Mikeal Martey, son-in-law, Nii Martey, granddaughter, Rowan Martey, and brother, Stephen Mikeal. Judith’s love, support, and boundless wisdom will be deeply missed. Judith was born in High Coal, West Virginia in 1941 to Ruth Petty and Frank D. Mikeal. High Coal was one of the many “coal camps” of the region — towns created
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He grew up in Belle Harb or a nd Nep ons it, New York. He graduated from B r o o k l y n Po l y te c h n i c a l High School in 1942 and served in the United States Navy from 1942 until 1945. He graduated from Columbia College with the class of 1946 and received a Master’s degree from Columbia Engineering School in 1951. Robert worked for the Curtiss-Wright Corp. in New York, Chicago, and Princeton. He then spent several years w ith Electronics Associates Inc. in Princeton before becoming a partner in Management Advisors of Princeton, an executive-recruiting firm. He retired in 1995. Robert is survived by his loving wife, Constance Greiff, of Princeton; son James and his wife Beatriz of New York City; son Peter of Madrid; and three grandchildren, Rachel, Samuel, and Lara. He brought joy, humor, and love to those who knew him. He was a gentle and kind soul, and for many years he was a fixture on the Delaware-Raritan Canal towpath, walking a series of much-loved dogs. He will be much missed, but never forgotten. A memorial service will be held in February. Robert Greiff A r ra ngem ent s are u n der the direction of The Rob e r t G r e i f f, 92, of M a t h er-Hodge Funeral Pr inceton, died Januar y 15, 2018, at the University Home, Princeton. Medical Center of Princeton Memorial Service at Plainsboro. He was born Announcement in New York City, June 15, 1925, to Victor and Fannie T he McClu re fa m i ly Ferbstein Greiff, who pre- welcomes our friends to deceased him. He also was a gathering in memory of predeceased by his aunt, Donald McClure on SatHelen Greiff, who raised urday morning, March 10 him. at 10 o’clock in the Princeton University Chapel. her husband attended fewer rallies, sit-ins, and protests after the birth of their daughter in 1970, Judith never stopped wearing her Birkenstocks. Judith was an avid reader and a dedicated diarist. She left over 60 years’ worth of near-daily writings chronicling her day-to-day life from age 15 onward. She lived a life full of enduring curiosity, learning, and kindness that she shared with all those she encountered. And she was proud to be a coal miner’s daughter. Services will be held at Trinity Church in Princeton on Saturday, February 10th at 1 p.m. All are welcome.
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SundayHoly Week Trinity Church 8:00&a.m. Holy Rite I EasterEucharist, Schedule
9:00 a.m. Christian Education for All Ages March 23 10:00Wednesday, a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 12:00 pm 5:00 p.m. Evensong with Communion following Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Prayers for Healing, 5:30 pm Tenebrae Service, 7:00 pm
Tuesday Thursday March 24 12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist
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Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 12:00 pm Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing and Wednesday Stripping of the Altar, 7:00 pm p.m. Holy Eucharist Keeping Watch, 8:00 pm –with Mar. Healing 25, 7:00 amPrayer
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Dr. Judith Elaine Mikeal Gross
and run by coal companies in the first half of the 20th century — where her father worked as a miner for Anchor Coal Company. After attending Maryville College in Tennessee (BA, ‘63), she attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MA, ‘65), where she wrote her thesis on a series of previously undiscovered letters to and from the labor union leader “Mother Jones.” She went on to be one of the first women to get a PhD in economics at Princeton University in 1975. Judith and her husband G ra ham G ros s live d on Cleveland Lane in Princeton for over 30 years. Judith was a member of Trinity Church, where she supported her daughter’s choral singing and was a devoted member of the Trinity book club. She also taught English as a second language for the Princeton Y.M.C.A. for many years. Judith and Graham were active participants in the Civil Rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and Judith worked for the “Poor People’s Campaign” of the Southern Poverty Law Center, organized by Martin Luther King in 1968. Although she and