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October 9, 2013

Obituaries 10-9-13

Arnold A. Lazarus

Arnold A. Lazarus, PhD, ABPP died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the University Medical Center of Princeton, following a six-year heroic battle with a variety of health challenges. A resident of Princeton since 1972, Arnold A. Lazarus was a clinical psychologist and distinguished professor emeritus in the graduate school of applied and professional psychology at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Born in South Africa on January 27, 1932, he received his undergraduate and graduate education at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Upon receiving his PhD in 1960, Dr. Arnold Lazarus started his career as a private practitioner in Johannesburg. In 1963, he accepted an invitation to be a visiting assistant professor at Stanford University for a year, which brought him and his family to the United States for the first time. He then returned to Johannesburg as a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand medical school and a private practitioner. In 1966, Dr. Arnold Lazarus immigrated to the United States with his wife, Daphne, and children to serve as director of the Behavior Therapy Institute in Sausalito, California, where he built one of the nation’s first behavioral health practices in collaboration with some of his former graduate students at Stanford. In subsequent years, he taught at Temple University medical school (1967-1970) and at Yale University, where he also served as director of clinical training (1970-1972) before joining the faculty as a distinguished professor at Rutgers University in 1972 where he taught at the Graduate school of applied and professional psychology until 1999. With his psychologist son, Clifford, from 1993 through 1998, he did a local WHWH radio talk show called “Mental Health Matters,” as part of his increasing efforts to inform lay people about cognitive-behavioral and multimodal behavior therapy as well as to influence colleagues to adopt the perspectives and procedures of his broad-spectrum approach to psychological therapy. In addition, Dr. Arnold Lazarus founded the Multimodal Therapy Institute in New Jersey, which has now expanded to other locations both nationally and internationally. Subsequently, in concert with his son Clifford and daughter-in-law Donna, The Lazarus Institute was founded in Skillman, New Jersey, in 2003.

A former president of several professional associations and societies, Arnold Lazarus received many honors and awards for his contributions to clinical theory and therapy. Among them are the Distinguished Psychologist Award from APA’s Division of Psychotherapy, the Distinguished Professional Contributions Award from APA’s Division of Clinical Psychology, the Distinguished Service Award from the American Board of Professional Psychology, and three Lifetime Achievement Awards. Dr. Arnold Lazarus was also the recipient of the first Annual Cummings PSYCHE Award and was inducted, as a charter member, into the National Academies of Practice as a Distinguished Practitioner in Psychology.

With 18 books and over 350 professional and scientific articles to his credit, Dr. Arnold Lazarus was widely recognized as an authority on effective and efficient psychotherapy and has given innumerable talks and workshops both here and abroad. In addition to his academic and scholarly activities, as a licensed psychologist he maintained an active psychotherapy practice from 1959 through 2007.

Dr. Arnold Lazarus coined the terms “behavior therapy” and “behavior therapist” in the professional literature in 1958 and in 1971 published his seminal book Behavior Therapy and Beyond which remains a groundbreaking text of what would later become known as cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Dr. Arnold Lazarus went on to further differentiate and expand his clinical approach leading to “broad-spectrum” behavior therapy and ultimately to Multimodal Therapy (MMT) which is arguably one of the most elegant and comprehensive approaches to psychological therapy ever conceived of.

Through his practice in which he treated thousands of patients, his teaching, supervision, and mentoring of many professionals, his influential writings, lectures, and presentations, Dr. Arnold Lazarus directly and indirectly helped, enhanced, and enriched the lives of an unknowable but enormous number of people.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Daphne, of Princeton; a daughter, Linda, of Columbus, In.; a grandson, Taylor, also of Columbus, In.; and his son and daughter-in-law, Clifford and Donna, of Kingston.

Donations in his memory can be made to SAVE Animal Rescue, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton, N.J., 08540 and/or the Animal Legal Defense Fund, 170 East Cotati Avenue, Cotati, Calif., 94931.

A remembrance and celebration of his life will be announced at a later time.

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Patricia Lewis Bonette

Patricia Lewis Bonette, 81, of Princeton died September 28, 2013, after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her two sons Peter, from Columbus, Ohio; David, from Voorhees, New Jersey; and her brother David Lewis from Texas. She is also survived by five grandchildren. Patricia was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She earned her “Fifty Year” pin volunteering at the University Medical Center of Princeton. Most of all she enjoyed playing her harp and reading. Patricia will be greatly missed by her family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to All Saints Church, Princeton. A memorial service will be held on Friday, October, 11, 2013 at 11 a.m., All Saints Church, Princeton, New Jersey.

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John Austin Keane

John Austin Keane died Monday, September 30, at South Ocean County Medical Center, of complications from cancer. Born May 2, 1936 in Jersey City, he attended the Cooper Union in New York on a full scholarship, and received his BSCE in 1958. He continued his studies at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a Ford Foundation Fellow, receiving a MSCE in 1961, and a PhD in 1963. He was a member of the Society for Natural Philosophy, and was inducted into Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, in 1964.

Dr. Keane was an assistant professor at Drexel University from 1964-1966, teaching courses in engineering. He continued to teach throughout his life, lecturing as a recognized expert on statistical quality control at corporations and professional institutions.

In 1968 he moved to Princeton with his family, and founded John A. Keane and Associates, a software development and consulting firm. A true visionary, he led the company until his retirement in 2000. JKA, Inc. developed the groundbreaking QMS Programs™ software suite for the automated management of quality control in manufacturing, used by companies world-wide. He was a leader in encouraging the adoption of the global ISO 9000 quality standard.

A life-long sailing enthusiast, Dr. Keane kept a sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay for many years. He and his family sailed up and down the Atlantic coast, from Maine to Florida. Dr. and Mrs. Keane moved to Barnegat, New Jersey in 2004, in order to be closer to the shore.

After retiring, he continued to pursue his interest in advanced computer modeling, securing a patent in 2002 for the computer simulation of bio-transport systems. He also became an author, publishing the science-fiction thriller The Business Plan: Perpetual Life for the Rich and Famous in 2008.

In addition to his intellectual and business pursuits, John Austin was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He is survived by his wife, Joan L. Keane; his three children, Dr. John E. Keane, Dr. Michele Keane-Moore, and Dr. Christopher Keane; and five grandchildren, Susannah Keane, Robert Moore, Daniel Moore, Gabriel Keane, and Bodhi Keane. Also surviving are his brother, Robert Keane; and sister, Mary Keane. Another sister, Emily Keane Wimmer, predeceased him.

Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Church in Barnegat, on Thursday, October 3, 2013. The family requests that people wishing to honor John Austin’s memory make a donation in his name to the Merkel Cell Carcinoma Fund at the University of Washington Foundation. Information may be found at www.merkelcell.org.

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Reginald William Pauley

A memorial service will be held to celebrate the life of Reginald William (Bill) Pauley on Sunday, October 20, at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton on Cherry Hill Road and Route 206 in Princeton. Contributions honoring Bill may be made to the Mary Jacobs Library, the Sourland Planning Council, or the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.

Bill Pauley, 86, from Belle Mead, died August 1, 2013, after a valiant struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was a loving husband and father, engineer, civic leader, and a man of many interests. Born in South Plainfield and a graduate of North Plainfield High School, he served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and graduated from Rutgers University. He was an engineer for Chrysler in Detroit and earned a master’s degree in automotive engineering from the Chrysler Institute. Bill returned to New Jersey to design tools at Ingersoll Rand, receiving 17 patents.

His devotion to his community drew him to more than 35 years of public service to Montgomery Township, where he served as mayor and two terms on the Township Committee, and on many committees, including the Conservation Commission, Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the Mary Jacobs Library advisory board. He was appointed by the governor to the Delaware Raritan Canal Commission for two terms. He was a founder, president, and trustee of the Van Harlingen Historical Society and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. He cared deeply about social justice and civil rights and was actively engaged in those causes. Bill took pleasure in classical music, opera, and art, and was an avid photographer. His family and friends loved his dry wit, thirst for knowledge, and kind and generous spirit.

Bill is survived by Lois, his wife of more than 58 years; son, David and wife Sue; daughters Ann and partner Ann Wroth; and Joan Corella and husband Joe; and grandchildren: Michael and Claire Pauley and Jay and Jensen Corella. He is survived by his older brother Robert and twin brother Philip, and several nieces and nephews.

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Bernice M. Frank

Bernice M. Frank, 96, of Princeton died Friday, October 4, 2013, at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Born in Newark, she had been a Princeton resident since 1951.

Mrs. Frank was past chair of the Princeton Commission on Aging, a member of the Princeton Recreation Commission, and for many years a member of the Community Connection of Princeton Health Care. Mrs. Frank was one of the founders of the Friends of Princeton Public Library from when it was in the Bainbridge House, and served as secretary of the organization for more than 20 years. Starting as a Brownie troop leader and serving as a Girl Scout cookie drive coordinator, Mrs. Frank volunteered with the Girl Scouts for more than 55 years. Mrs. Frank was a Master Point bridge player, who coordinated a group of duplicate-bridge playing friends monthly for the past 40 years.

Daughter of the late I. Edward and Celia (Rasnick) Kantor, she is survived by her husband of 70 years, Dr. Henry J. Frank; daughter and son-in-law, Ellyn and George “Mac” McMullin; son and daughter-in-law Elliott S. and Rondus “Roni” Frank; and daughter Dr. Carolyn Frank.

Burial was private in the Princeton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Community Connection of Princeton Health Care, 1 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, N.J. 08536, or the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 420 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018-2798.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

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Grover C. Tash, Jr.

Grover C. Tash, Jr., 94, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013 at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro as a result of injuries suffered from a fall.

Grover was a lifelong Princetonian who operated Grover Tash Liquors in downtown Princeton for over 55 years. He was known as “Sonny” to his customers and friends.

Up until his death, Grover remained active and above all enjoyed his independence. At the age of 77, Grover survived a five bypass heart surgery and soon afterwards he continued his favorite past time of playing golf at Princeton County Club three to four times a week.

Son of the late Grover Tash Sr. and Florence Tash, he was predeceased by his sister Ann Tash-Rosso and brother William. He is survived by a nephew, William Rosso of Skillman; a niece, Jacque Rosso of Santa Anna, California; four great nieces, Jennifer, Mia, Gianna, and Charli Rosso; as well as his great nephew Michael Rosso.

Cremation services are private. A memorial service is planned for a later date.

Extend condolences at www.TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

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Laurette B. Schechtman

Laurette Baumann Schechtman passed away peacefully at her home in Princeton on October 5, 2013 at the age of 92 surrounded by her loving family. Born December 17, 1920, daughter of Martin and Anne Schurman, she had unwavering devotion to her family, friends, and community. Laurette was a long time resident of Freeport and Bayshore Long Island. She attended the Pratt Institute and graduated from Hofstra University. Laurette was an accomplished artist and her mezzo soprano voice delighted audiences, friends, and family. Her pure voice was only exceeded by her intrinsic elegance and beauty. She was pre-deceased by her first husband, Lester Baumann. She is survived by her husband Dr. Seymour Schechtman; sister Roberta Bucovetsky of Toronto; children Florence Kahn and Jeffrey Baumann; son-in-law Dr. Steven Kahn; daughter-in-law, Nancy Baumann; grandson-in-law, Mitchel Sonies; granddaughter-in-law, Nnenna Lynch Kahn; grandchildren Jonathon, Caroline, Maxwell, Justin; and great grandchildren Ava, Ellis, and Margo. She will be forever missed and will live in the memories of all who knew and loved her.

Funeral services were held at the Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street, on October 8, 2013 at noon. Interment was at Mt. Ararat Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations should be sent to The Jewish Center Life and Legacy Endowment.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Star of David Memorial Chapel in Princeton.

September 4, 2013

Obituaries 9/4/13

Jeremiah Farrington, Jr.

Jeremiah Arthur Farrington, Jr., 93, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013 after a short illness. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Joanne just 8 short months ago. He moved to Hendersonville, N.C. 17 years ago from Princeton, where he had lived for over 40 years.

He graduated from high school at the age of 15, and then attended the Middlesex School in Concord, Mass., which he credited with introducing him to many of his lifelong passions. He graduated from Princeton University in 1941 with a degree in chemical engineering. He went to work for the Freeport Sulfur Company in Louisiana and Texas, before answering the Navy’s call to direct a project at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, where he received an officer’s commission. Upon discharge, he set up a development laboratory with the Cold Springs Bleachery in Yardley, Pa. In 1952, he returned to Princeton to begin his 35 year career in various positions culminating in his roles as assistant dean of engineering and assistant to the president.

Among his many accomplishments, he was a nationally renowned philatelist. His other interests included ancient Chinese ceramics, rare coins, gemstones, and American antiques. Although he was 93, his wit, wisdom, and sense of humor never left him.

He is survived by his children, Pam (Farrington) Boettcher, and husband Rick and sons; Steven Farrington, and Jeremiah A. Farrington, III (Jay) and grandchildren Brad Boettcher, Noah Farrington, and David Farrington.

Per his request, there will be no memorial service. But we will all remember him as a special, talented, and brilliant man who encouraged us to learn as much as we could about as much as we could in order to live a colorful life … not a grey one.

An online register book is available for family and friends by visiting www.thosshepherd.com.

Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Memorial Center is in charge of arrangements.

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August 14, 2013

Obituaries 8/14/13

Edward C. Nystrom

A memorial service celebrating the life of Edward C. Nystrom, a lifelong Skillman, New Jersey resident, will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at First United Methodist Church, 48 W. High Street, Somerville, New Jersey, 08876.

Ed died at home on Wednesday July 17, 2013 of natural causes.

Ed was a graduate of Princeton High School and Ohio Wesleyan University. He had a long career in survey research ﬁeld operations.

A devotee of positive thinking and motivational theory, Ed was the author of the recently published The Psychology of Positive Thinking. This work represents more than 50 years of personal research and thought.

Ed was born in the British Hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay to Joel and Doris Nystrom, where his father was the International YMCA’s executive secretary for Latin America.

He came of age on the family’s Agridor Farm in Skillman and had a lifelong love of the outdoors and gardening.

He loved choral music, participating in local church choirs and The Mozart Singers at Silver Bay YMCA of the Adirondacks on Lake George in Upstate N.Y.

Ed’s kind and gentle spirit and his enthusiasm for life will be remembered by all who knew him.

Ed is survived by his wife, Anne Marie (Lee) Nystrom; his two daughters, Christine Loesser of Newtown, Pa., and Cherise Nystrom of New Brunswick; his grandson, Benjamin Loesser; his sister Christine N. Abrahams; and his brothers Bruce Nystrom and Eric Nystrom.

Donations in memory of Ed Nystrom may be made to Silver Bay YMCA, 87 Silver Bay Road, Silver Bay, N.Y. 12874.

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Suzanne Drabek

Suzanne Drabek, a long-time resident of Princeton and Hunterdon County, died July 17 in the Princeton Medical Center at Plainsboro after an abrupt diagnosis of metastatic cancer. She was 56.

Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Marie Drabek (both deceased), she spent much of her childhood in Princeton and graduated from Princeton High School. She was an alumna of Lehigh University and later earned a Masters Degree from Southern Methodist University and completed additional graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

One of Suzanne’s great loves throughout her life was animals. She formed an early personal and professional partnership with equestrian Thom Trout in 1983. For 12 years, as a principal of TroutBek, she was instrumental in the management, promotion, and beautification of several horse training facilities at various rural locations within Hunterdon County, the last of which was in Frenchtown. She and Thom resided in Lambertville throughout most of this period and she began her work in real estate sales during that time.

In the mid-90s she returned to Princeton where she thrived as a successful real estate broker. Licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, she was affiliated with Burgdorff in Stockton and Princeton for over 20 years. She was a member of the Leader Circle, the President’s Club, and was named the top Relocation Sales Associate in 2003. During her long career as a real estate professional she was consistently ranked in the Mercer County Board of Realtors “Circle of Excellence” and was a member of TOP PRODUCERS. She regularly served on Board committees in the areas of education, political advocacy, professional standards, among others. In later years she had been affiliated with N.T. Callaway and ERA Properties Unlimited. Suzanne was well-known within the profession and was widely recognized for the high level of expertise and experience she brought to all facets of her work in the field.

In recent years Suzanne had devoted herself almost exclusively to the care of her elderly father, Joe Drabek, who passed away in December 2012. During this time she also maintained a happy home for her adored dogs who were her constant companions: the dachshunds “Spike, Louis, and Moe,” and the Collie “Skye,” who had earlier belonged to her father, as well as her shy adopted cat “Leo.” She had many beloved friends and colleagues in the Princeton community at the time of her death.

Suzanne is survived by two brothers, Jonathan Drabek of St. Augustine, Florida, and Jaime Drabek of McAllen, Texas.

Friends may gather at the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton on Monday August 19 from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Princeton Cemetery adjacent to her parents’ graves.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made to the animal rescue organization S.A.V.E., 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton N.J. 08540.

Extend condolences at www.TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

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Lester Tibbals, Jr.

Lester “Bud” Tibbals, Jr., 97, died on June 29, 2013 at Stonebridge. He was a devoted husband for 66 years to the late Christina Freeman Tibbals, father to Roxana Tibbals Leeson and the late David Lester Tibbals, grandfather to four grandchildren, and great grandfather to three great grandchildren. He gave us all the gifts of unconditional love, joy, and laughter in abundance.

Bud was born on February 11, 1916 in Milford, Conn. to Mabel and Lester, Sr. He was a direct descendent of Captain Thomas Tibbals, an original settler of Milford. While growing up in Milford, Bud earned the Boy Scout’s highest rank of Eagle Scout and began the waterfront program in Milford. He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford in 1940 where he was a member of the varsity swimming and track teams and Psi Upsilon fraternity. During World War II Bud served in the United States Navy and taught Midshipman’s School at Great Lake’s Naval Station and Columbia University.

Bud came to Princeton in 1945 to earn a Masters Degree in history at Princeton University’s Graduate College. He joined the faculty of Princeton Country Day School in 1947. Current Head of School, Paul J. Stellato, wrote, “Mr. Tibbals was an extraordinary member of our Princeton Day School community, teaching history to eager students from 1947 to 1981. He was one of the few teachers in our school’s history who taught at both Princeton Country Day School and then, after the merger with Miss Fine’s School in 1965, at Princeton Day School.”

In 2011, on the occasion of their 50th reunion, the PCD class of 1961 made Mr. Tibbals an honorary member of the class. An avid supporter of PCD and PDS athletics, Mr. Tibbals also coached tennis, hockey, skating, and football. In addition, he served as the school’s athletic director from 1958 to 1965. In 2003, he was inducted into the Princeton Day School Athletic Hall of Fame for extraordinary achievement. Bud often said of his 34 years at PCD/PDS, “There wasn’t a day that I didn’t love going to work.”

Bud was an avid figure skater, tennis player, sailor, and fly fisherman. He loved everything football and anything “Tiger”. He was a past president of the Princeton Skating Club, a member of the Old Guard, a ROMEO (Really Old Men Eating Out), a reading teacher to prison inmates, and a volunteer at the Carrier Clinic.

A memorial service will be held on September 14 at 1 p.m. at Stonebridge, 700 Hollinshead Spring Road, Skillman, N.J.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Bud’s memory to: The Class of 1940 Scholarship Fund at Trinity College, 300 Summit St. in Hartford, CT 06106.

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Lillian M. Bradley

Lillian M. Bradley, 93, died on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Cadbury at Lewes in Lewes, Del. She was born on July 14, 1920 in East Orange, N.J. to the late Harvey Boeninghaus and Mary Cross Boeninghaus. After graduating from East Orange High School she graduated from the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in New York City.

She worked at Walter Kidde & Company in New York City before moving to Princeton in 1954 where she worked for Princeton Bank and Trust and its successors.

Mrs. Bradley was predeceased by her husbands W. Arthur Ridler (1944) and Richard E. Bradley (2008), her brother Edward Boeninghaus, and stepson Paul Bradley. She is survived by her son Arthur H. Ridler and his wife Carol; step-daughters Eileen, Joyce, Jan, and Nora; granddaughters Amy and Sarah, as well as numerous step-grandchildren and great grandchildren.

The family will hold a private graveside ceremony on September 21, 2013 at Rosedale Cemetery, Montclair, N.J.

Please sign her online guest registry at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.

June 21, 2013

Obituaries 6/19/13

Rebecca Howell Balinski

Former Princeton resident Rebecca Howell Balinski (September 8, 1934 — 26 May, 2013) is almost certainly the only person to have both sung at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and translated the work of leading French theologians into English.

The daughter of Charles Reece Howell Jr. and Emily Smith Howell, Rebecca, “Becky”, was born in Memphis where her father was looking for work during the Great Depression but she grew up in the town that had been home to her family for generations, Fayetteville, Tenn. Becky was a top student (she was awarded membership into the National Beta Club) and her singing talent was recognized early. Already as a high school student, she had her own request show, “A Journey in Song” alongside Miss Ruth Ray at the piano, on the local radio station WEKR.

In 1950, at the age of 15, Becky entered Vanderbilt University where she became president of the Women’s Student Government Association and received the Lady of the Bracelet Award, the highest recognition given a female undergraduate. She also continued to perform, among other things singing on national television in the precursor of “America’s Got Talent” Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour.

After receiving a master’s degree in education at Goucher College in Baltimore and working summers at a Presbyterian mission house in San Francisco’s Chinatown and at the Sleighton Farm School for Girls in Pennsylvania, Becky moved to Princeton to a job as a fourth grade teacher at Miss Fine’s School.

It was on a blind date that she met Princeton University mathematics doctoral student Michel Balinski. Theirs was a whirlwind romance. Within 9 months they were married at the Princeton University Chapel and for the next 11 years — from 1957 to 1968 — the Balinskis made their lives in Princeton. The arrival of her two daughters — Maria and Marta — was the joy of Becky’s life. As Michel commuted into Manhattan to work at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Becky was civically engaged, most notably attracting New York Times coverage (“Jersey Mother Leads Vote Protest”) of her campaign to encourage Democrat critics of the Johnson administration not to abstain but to vote for Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election.

In 1969 the Balinski family started what would turn out to be 12 years of moving back and forth across the Atlantic. Paris, Lausanne, Grenoble, Vienna, and Paris again — in all of them it was Becky who would make a secure home for the family. In the years where the family was in Princeton, Becky returned to teaching, this time at Stuart Country Day School.

It was after their final move to Europe in 1980, as Rebecca learned more about the Archbishop of Paris, Jean-Marie Lustiger, that she took the initiative to translate some of his homilies into English. This was the beginning of her career as a translator of theology and philosophy — not only of the work of Lustiger but also of books by Jesuit Henri de Lubac (considered one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century) and the political philosopher Pierre Manent.

In 1996 Rebecca moved (by herself — she had divorced several years earlier) from Paris to the village of Cour-sur-Loire, near Blois. It was here on the banks of the Loire River that she found, in her words, “her world” and great happiness in a community that appreciated her openness, generosity and hospitality, and loved her deeply.

In 2009 Rebecca was diagnosed with a rare case of melanoma of the eye. When the cancer spread she courageously refused treatment and died peacefully with her family and friends around her.

Rebecca is survived by her brother Charles Reece Howell III, her two daughters, Maria and Marta, her sons-in-law Wojtek and Karel and her granddaughter Lucy.

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Kin Wah Cheung

Kin Wah Cheung, 83, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 15, 2013. He was born in Canton, China to EuLeung Cheung and Gill Poon.

A graduate of Sun Yat-sen University he lived most of his life in Hong Kong and New Jersey.

Kin Wah was a passionate man and a strong advocate of education. He was co-founder of Cine Art Laboratory providing products and services for motion picture development. In his spare time he enjoyed traveling with family, hanging out with friends, and photography.

Kin Wah is survived by his wife of 61 years, Yee Kuen Chiu, his son Kwong Chi and wife Hsiaman, four daughters; Ming, Mae and husband Stephen Ng, Ki and husband Kwok Hung Ng, Lilian and husband Boniface Lee, five grandchildren; Timmy and Gary Cheung, Andy Ng, Christopher Ng and Alexandra Lee as well as his many loving aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews, and other friends.

The family will receive friends on Friday, June 21, 2013 at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Ewing Church Cemetery, Ewing, N.J. Please have flowers delivered directly to the church on Friday at 8:30 a.m.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 27106, New York, N.Y. 10087-7106.

To extend condolences or share memories in the online guest book please visit TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

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Enrichetta Pirone Rossi

Enrichetta Pirone Rossi, 92, died June 13, 2013 in a hospital in Isernia, Italy surrounded by her family.

She was born April 9, 1921 in Pettoranello, Italy.

Wife of the late Ernesto, who died August 1, 1965, she is survived by a daughter Delfina Rossi, two sons Nino and wife Rina Rossi, and Mario Rossi, all of Italy, two sisters-in-law Lucia Rossi and Maryann Pirone, both of Princeton, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren, all of Italy, also many nieces and nephews living in Italy, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at St. Paul’s Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton.

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Paul Gerhard Rodewald, Jr.

Surrounded by his family, Paul Gerhard Rodewald, Jr., 77, died peacefully on June 14, 2013 at his home in Pennington, following a long battle with breast cancer. Born on May 15, 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pa, he was the son of the late Paul Gerhard Rodewald and Lillian Young Rodewald. He was a 44 year resident of Rocky Hill before moving to Pennington in 2007.

Growing up in Pittsburgh, he graduated from Shady Side Academy in 1954. He received a BA in chemistry from Haverford College in 1958 and a PhD in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University in 1963.

Paul retired from Exxon-Mobil Corporation in 1996 after a 33 year career as a petrochemist. He was awarded over 60 U.S. patents for his work on zeolite catalysts and other chemical processes to increase the efficiency of oil refining and maximize the extraction of preferred distillates from petroleum. He published his research with colleagues in leading scientific journals, including Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Those who knew Paul remember him not only for his quiet and caring disposition, but also for his kind and generous nature towards others and his quick-witted sense of humor. Paul was a life-long admirer of the natural world. His interests were broad and included astronomy, natural history, flowers, and insects. It was his love for birds, however, that is most memorable. Throughout his retirement Paul traveled to over 50 different countries across seven continents and amassed a “life list” of over 7,000 different bird species. Those travels and the seasonal comings and goings of birds surrounding his home were a great sense of enjoyment for him. He shared the joy of nature with his wife, children and grandchildren on numerous walks through the natural areas of New Jersey.

He loved tennis and played both singles and doubles tennis for 35 years with a group of partners from the greater Princeton area. His tennis partners noted that when he came to the net you were in trouble. Even though his foot speed waned over time, his return service did not. If the ball was within reach it would come back, often with a spin.

Paul is survived by his wife of 55 years, Adrienne Soost Rodewald of Pennington, whom he married on June 14, 1958; his two daughters and sons-in-law, Kristin Rodewald Dawson and Peter J. Dawson of Pennington, and Jane Rodewald Burroughs and Peter J. O’Boyle of Dunmore, Pa.; his two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul Gerhard Rodewald III and Amanda D. Rodewald of Ithaca, N.Y. and James S. Rodewald and Colleen M. Quinn of Easton, N.Y.; a brother and sister-in-law William and Elizabeth Rodewald of Pittsburgh, Pa.; a sister and brother-in-law Louise and Fred Forni of Chappaqua, N.Y.; a brother-in-law W. John Soost, and his wife, Joni of Lancaster, Pa.; his seven grandchildren for which he will always remain as “Poppie”: Anna Dawson, Elizabeth and Emily Burroughs, Julia and Owen Rodewald, Liam and Molly Rodewald; two step grandchildren Logan and Katerina O’Boyle; and nine nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will take place on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 11 a.m. in All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints’ Road, Princeton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Paul’s honor to any of the following organizations: Breast Cancer Resource Center YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, N.J. 08540; D&R Greenway Land Trust, One Preservation Place, Princeton, N.J. 08540; The Nature Conservancy, Attn: Treasury (web/memorial giving), 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, Va. 22203.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home in Princeton.

April 10, 2013

Obituaries 4/10/13

Emily Ramsdell Clapp Gillispie

Emily Ramsdell Clapp Gillispie, 95, of Princeton, passed away on April 8 after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Charles C. Gillispie, and a cousin, Edward Atwater of Rochester, N.Y.

Born in Rochester on 14 October 1917, Emily Ramsdell Clapp was the daughter of William D. Clapp and Frances Atwater Clapp. She was a member of the class of 1935 at George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and of the Class of 1939 at the University of Rochester, where she graduated with an AB in English, with a minor in art history. Immediately after graduation she served as executive secretary to organize the inauguration of Helen Bragdon, newly elected president of Lake Erie College. In 1940 and 1941 she first worked for R. H. Macy’s at the Bamberger store in Newark, and then served in a secretarial capacity in the law offices of R.T. Vanderbilt in New York City. Early in 1942, Emily Clapp returned to Rochester, where she held the post of co-director of the USO, the United Services Organization, the major facility serving the off duty needs of enlisted men at the nearby Samson Naval Training Station at Geneva. After the war, in 1945-46, she was recreation director at the naval station on Lake Champlain at Plattsburg, N. Y. In 1946 she moved to Boston to accept the position of assistant placement director at Simmons College.

Emily Clapp and Charles Gillispie met in the summer of 1938, when they were members of a student group that travelled to Britain and the Continent under the auspices of the Experiment in International Living. They remained in touch thereafter and throughout the war years and were married at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Rochester on January 29, 1949. Emily came to Princeton with Charles, who had joined Princeton University’s faculty.

In Princeton, Emily Gillispie worked as editorial assistant for the Jefferson papers from 1950 until 1954. From 1955 until 1958 she was administrative assistant to Vice-President Quay of the Princeton Theological Seminary. Other than her wartime service at the USO, the professional position she most enjoyed was that of editorial secretary of The American Scientist, the Sigma Xi journal, which was under the direction of Dean Emeritus Sir Hugh Taylor, who served as editor until 1969. Throughout Charles Gillispie’s academic career, his wife’s editorial skills were of inestimable benefit in the preparation of all his writings.

After Dean Taylor’s retirement, Emily Gillispie returned to her student interest in the history of art. She then joined with others of the University League, wives of members of the University, who founded the docent organization of the Princeton University Art Museum. She served a term as chairman of that volunteer organization from 1972 until 1974, and remained active giving tours, guidance, and museum talks through the 1990s.

A private burial will take place on April 13 in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. A celebration of Emily’s life will be held later this spring; details to be announced. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Princeton University Art Museum, McCormick Hall, Princeton, New Jersey 08544. Please designate “In support of Education and Outreach Programs, in memory of Emily Gillispie.”

Arrangements are under the direction of the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

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Pedro Jose Vazquez

Pedro Jose Vazquez, 81, a proud and loving father of two sons, Silvio and Claudio, and two grandchildren Joey and Little Pedro, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in Cape Coral, Florida. Pedro was born November 27, 1931, in San Gregorio, Santa Fe Province, Argentina and moved to Princeton with his family in 1968. Pedro will most be remembered for his strong work ethic, glowing smile, and great hugs.

Pedro was a kind, polite, and gentle man who spent much of his life working during the day as a machine operator for Dietzgen Corporation, and in the evenings running his business, PJV Maintenance, cleaning offices at the Princeton Medical Group. In his later years Pedro worked at the dining center of the Princeton University Graduate School until retiring last year. He was loved by many of the students and staff, who would often seek him out for his contagious smile that he brought to everyone who came to know him.

Pedro was a wildlife enthusiast and a wonderful photographer. He enjoyed fishing and following his beloved Boca Juniors Soccer Club of Buenos Aires as well as the Argentine National team. He was proud of his Argentine culture and he was proud to be an American citizen.

He is survived by his former wife, Nelida Sira Vazquez of New Jersey; two loving sons, Silvio Eduardo and his wife Tara of Santa Barbara, Calif., and their children Joey and Pedro; Claudio Steven and his wife Meredith of Lambertville; a sister, Maria Haydee and her husband Osvaldo of Argentina; a brother, Luis and his wife Ada of Miami, Fla.; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be held at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 13, 2013. Following the service family and friends are invited to gather at the Vazquez home in Skillman.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in honor of Pedro to one of the following:

Princeton University Graduate School, Annual Giving, P.O. Box 5357, Princeton, N.J. 08543; or Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, N.J. 08540.

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Charles R Cochrane, Jr.

Charles R Cochrane, Jr., 83, of Princeton, died Friday, April 5, 2013 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., He was a lifelong East Brunswick and Princeton resident. He was a United States Navy Korean War Veteran. Charles was employed for many years as vice president of American Re-Insurance, Princeton. Son of the late Charles R. and Nancy (Adee) Cochrane, husband of the late Anne Cochrane, he is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Leslie S. and Christopher J. Neugent, two sisters-in-law Phyllis Regan, Ellen Fraser, two grandchildren Ryan and J.J. Neugent, two nephews Stephan and Michael Fraser.

The funeral service will be held 2 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton. Burial will follow in the Princeton Cemetery.

Friends may call on Thursday, April 11, 2013, from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Dorothy Richards File

Dorothy Richards File, 88, of Plainsboro, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2013 at the Merwick Care and Rehabilitation of Plainsboro.

Born in New York City, she was a resident of Lawrenceville for 45 years before moving to Pennington. Dorothy was a loving and devoted wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. Her love of children and commitment to education led her to a career as a 3rd grade teacher at St. Joachim’s School in Trenton. Dorothy retired from Educational Testing Service, where she was employed in the Financial Aid Service Division. She was an active member of the Lawrenceville Garden Gate Garden Club and the Lawrenceville Historical Association. Dorothy had a fierce dedication to education and those less fortunate. She served on the board of directors of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation where she devoted endless time and energy to the organization dedicated to providing need-based scholarships to children of Marines killed or wounded in combat.

Daughter of the late John W. and Mary Bowman Richards; wife of the late Joseph File, to whom she was married 60 years; sister of the late Vincent Richards and Florence Brady; she is survived by her children Joseph C. File, Laurel M. File, Jeannette File-Lamb and husband, Craig; her sister Patricia Paxton; her grandchildren Meghan Kreger-Poller and husband, Michael, Blair E. Lamb, Charles F. File, Michael M. File, Carl R. Kreger III and Trevor J. Lamb and wife, Carole, her great-grandchildren Samuel and Joseph Poller and Grayson Lamb; and several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Thursday, April 4 at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Lawrenceville. Calling hours were private. Interment was in the Veterans section of Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton. Arrangements were under the direction of Poulson Van Hise Funeral Directors, Lawrenceville.

Memorial donations in Dorothy’s name may be made to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, 909 N. Washington Street, Suite 400, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.

For directions or to leave a condolence message for the family please visit www.poulsonvanhise.com.

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Peter S. Mueller

Dr. Peter Mueller, of Princeton, passed away on Friday March 29, 2013, at the age of 82 years, surrounded by his family. He is predeceased by his parents, Dr. Reginald Sterling Mueller and Edith Louise Welleck of New York, N.Y., his younger brothers, Dr. Mark Mueller and Sterling Mueller, his younger sister Anne Foote, his son in law Murray Self and grandson Jory Self. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Ruth Antonia (Shipman). He is also survived by four children, six grandchildren, three sisters and numerous nieces and nephews: Anne Mueller of Jericho, Vt. and her 2 sons Milo and Aran, Peter (Lynn) of Andover, Mass. and their daughter Lauren, Paul (Ingrid) of Winchester, Va. and their three children Nicholas, Ryan and Anna Elise, and Elizabeth of Princeton, sisters: Rosamond Dauer of Asheville, N.C., Ginger Rundlof of The Plains, Tex., and Jeane of Bradenton, Fla.

Dr. Mueller was born in New York City. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy class of 1948, Princeton University class of 1952, and University of Rochester School of Medicine class of 1956. He completed his internship at Bellevue Hospital in New York in 1957 and then became a clinical associate at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda Maryland where he studied fatty acids and lipid metabolism in relation to cancer, and published numerous papers on this topic. He also met his wife Ruth Shipman of Chevy Chase, Md. who worked at NIH and they were married in Chevy Chase in 1959. After pursuing his research goals for six years he entered the psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore (1963-1966). During his residency he continued his research on insulin and glucose metabolism.

After residency, he joined the faculty at Yale as an assistant professor of psychiatry and practiced there until 1972. During this time he published extensively on the role of fatty acid metabolism and insulin resistance in psychiatric disease. Also, in response to his father’s diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), he began studying the role of lipid and glucose metabolism is neuro-degenerative disorders. In 1972 he was recruited by the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers medical school as a clinical professor to help build a department of psychiatry. While working in his clinical practice he noted that some of his patients experienced relapses and mood variations at certain times of the year and theorized that this was due to seasonal light variation. He shared his ideas with researchers at the National Institutes of Mental Health. In collaboration with researchers there, he helped describe seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Later, he speculated that seasonal light wavelength variation was the cause and described a seasonal energy syndrome. Another notable contribution to neuropsychiatry, during this period, was his successful treatment of neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a severe (and poorly treatable) reaction to a common psychiatric medications that previously had a very high mortality rate.

Although he left full time academic work in the early 1980s and began his private practice in Princeton, he continued to pursue his research interests clinically and publish and speak about his areas of interest. He developed a reputation for successfully treating many patients who had been poorly responsive to conventional treatments. His multiple honors over the years included: American Psychiatric Association Physician Recognition Awards in 1979, 1982 and Exemplary Psychiatrist of the Year Award in 1994. He also held multiple patents for novel uses of current medications.

Dr. Mueller also served in the U.S. Public Health service actively with the title of Surgeon from 1959-1963 and Senior Assistant Surgeon from 1957-1959 and was in the inactive reserves until 1996, with the title of Commander.

A memorial service will be held at a later date and in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad or a charity of your choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

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Marie Louise Stokes

Marie Louise (Weedie) Stokes, 98, died peacefully at her home in Lawrenceville on April 2, 2013. Born on April 29, 1914 and raised in Easton, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Sara and Frank Reeder, Jr. She moved to Princeton in 1936 upon her marriage to W. J. B. Stokes II, who predeceased her in 1991.

Mrs. Stokes was very active in the Princeton area community. She was a member of the Historical Society of Princeton, the Lawrence Historical Society, and Historic Fallsington. She volunteered at a wide range of area organizations, including Mercer Street Friends, Planned Parenthood and Friends of the Lawrence Library. She was a former member of the Countryside Gardeners of Doylestown, Pa., the Women’s Club of Lawrenceville and a current member of The Present Day Club.

She is survived by her three daughters: Carol Stokes of Lawrenceville, Elizabeth (Jill) Halbert and her husband, Peter, of Great Falls, Va., and Robin Snyder and her husband, Donald, of Valley Center, Calif.; six grandchildren, Andrew (Susan) Tibbetts, Margaret Tibbetts, Douglas (Catherine) Halbert, Amanda (Reid) Halbert Jackson, Jonathan Snyder, and William Snyder; eight great-grandchildren; and her sister, Frances Burnett of San Diego.

A celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Princeton Monthly Meeting, Quaker Road and Mercer Street, in Princeton. Interment will be in the Stokes family mausoleum in Ewing Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Planned Parenthood of Mercer, 437 E. State St., Trenton 08608 or Princeton Homecare Hospice, 208 Bunn Drive, Princeton, N.J. 08540.

Arrangements are under the direction of Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton.

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Ronald J. Wulf

Dr. Ronald J. Wulf, 84, of Princeton, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, at the University Medical Center of Princeton.

He was born on July 24, 1928, in Davenport, Iowa and resided there for all of his early life.

A graduate of Davenport Central High School, he went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Iowa. He served his country in the U.S. Army Chemical Corps while stationed in Japan during the Korean War. He returned to the University of Iowa on the GI bill to get his Masters in pharmacology.

Dr. Wulf began his career at Lederle Laboratories, a division of American Cyanamid in Pearl River, New York. While at Lederle, he met and married Barbara Hesselgrave, his wife of 54 years, who was the plant nurse. They had their first child (James Wulf) while at Lederle, before returning to Purdue University in Indiana to earn his PhD in biochemistry as a recipient of the American Cyanamid Award in Education. During his graduate program at Purdue his second son (David Wulf) was born and a third son (John Wulf) arrived two years later on the same day of his father’s dissertation and birthday. The family returned to the east coast and Dr. Wulf was an associate professor at the University of Connecticut in Storrs where he taught pharmacology.

The family later moved to Princeton, where Dr. Wulf took a position at Carter-Wallace in Cranbury as a director of research. He held that position until he retired after 23 years. After retirement he consulted at Carter-Wallace and later at Church and Dwight.

During his career he authored and co-authored many scientific papers and was well known for his expertise in drug safety. He served on the Fathers Association at the Hun School of Princeton, where his three sons graduated. One of Dr. Wulf’s passions was gardening and he became a Master Gardener. He also enjoyed cooking and frequently helped out at the Nassau Presbyterian Church for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.

He and his wife traveled extensively and participated in People to People, a scientific exchange program. For this program they visited China, Vietnam, and the Soviet Union. An avid Iowa Hawkeyes football fan, Dr. Wulf attended several Rose Bowl Big Ten championship games. He was very active in the Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, serving as an elder and deacon. Ron Wulf was a beloved and active member of the community.

Predeceased by his parents Herman and Amelia of Davenport, Iowa and his sister Mardelle Schmidt of Moline, Illinois, Dr. Wulf is survived by his wife Barbara; his sister Suzanne Dengler of Davenport; his son James Wulf and wife Rhona, two granddaughters, Annalise and Jacquelene of Titusville; his son David Wulf and wife Ingrid, two grandsons, Ian and Sean of Princeton; his son John W. Wulf and wife Joanne of Bedminster.

Family and friends may attend a memorial service to celebrate his life on Saturday April 13, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton. A reception will follow in the Assembly Room at the church. Born and raised in America’s heartland and always an Iowan, he will be laid to rest in Davenport, Iowa.

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February 13, 2013

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation Still Excites Controversy After 150 Years

One hundred and fifty years ago, during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1.

A series of events marking the 150th anniversary of this historic event will take place this month at the Princeton Public Library and Princeton High School Performing Arts Center.

The documentary film, Looking for Lincoln, written by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., screens tonight, February 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Library’s Community Room. The two-hour film reconstructs Lincoln’s complex life with insights gained from re-enactors, relic hunters, past presidents, Lincoln scholars, and historians.

On screen, Mr. Gates tackles the controversies that Lincoln’s life story provokes; issues of race, equality, religion, politics, and depression. Besides numerous Lincoln scholars, among those offering comment in the film are Pulitzer Prize winners Doris Kearns Goodwin and Tony Kushner; and presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Former Ebony editor Lerone Bennett challenges Lincoln’s record on race. Writer Joshua Shenk talks about the president’s depression.

A second documentary, based on Douglas A. Blackmon’s Pulitzer-Prize winning book, Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, will be shown next Friday, February 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., also in the Library’s Community Room. The film challenges the belief that slavery in America ended with the Emancipation Proclamation.

“Slavery by Another Name is an indictment of America’s failure to preserve the great moral victory of the Civil War and the mythologies we adopted to hide that failure,” says Mr. Blackmon. “No one group gets the blame. No one group gets to take credit.” Mr. Blackmon argues that both parties failed African-Americans over the span of many decades. To make his case, he evokes events following the Proclamation signing: Lincoln’s successor, Democrat Andrew Johnson, encouraged the return of white supremacist control of the South; Republican Teddy Roosevelt, initially a friend to African-American citizenship, turned against them; Democrat Woodrow Wilson extended Jim Crow segregation throughout the federal government. According to Mr. Blackmon, it was not until the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, that the first serious and sustained effort to defend the actual freedom and civil rights of blacks began. Even so, those efforts were deeply flawed, he states.

Until joining the Washington Post in 2011, Mr. Blackmon was chief of The Wall Street Journal’s Atlanta bureau and the paper’s senior national correspondent. He has written about or directed coverage of some of the most pivotal stories in American life, including the election of President Barack Obama, the rise of the Tea Party movement and the BP oil spill. He has also written extensively about race in America, from the integration of schools during his childhood in a Mississippi Delta farm town, to the Civil Rights movement and the dilemma of how contemporary society should grapple with a troubled past.

Slavery by Another Name grew out of a Wall Street Journal article revealing the use of forced labor by dozens of U.S. corporations and commercial interests in coal mines, timber camps, factories, and farms in cities and states across the South, beginning after the Civil War and continuing until the beginning of World War II. It was a New York Times bestseller, and received numerous awards including a 2009 American Book Award.

After the film first aired on PBS, Mr. Blackmon coined the term “historical contortionism” to describe some of the responses to his work that would use history as contemporary propaganda: the impulse to “value history only to the degree that bits and pieces can be used as ammunition in some contemporary fight — usually in ways that are irrelevant and ultimately false.”

“Unfortunately, there are also still many people who are desperate to contort every fragment of history that they find into a foundation for a particular political agenda,” says Mr. Blackmon. Democrats wish to “forget their ardent opposition to civil rights for African Americans a century ago” and Republicans wish to “claim credit for passage of the Civil Rights laws of the 1960s, even though the moderate wing of the party that cooperated with Lyndon Johnson in those votes has since been essentially obliterated.”

On Thursday, February 28, from 7 to 9 p.m., Mr. Blackmon will join Princeton historian James M. McPherson and students from Princeton High School in a Community Commemoration of the Emancipation Proclamation at the Princeton High School Performing Arts Center, 151 Moore Street.

Mr. Blackmon and Mr. McPherson will speak and sign copies of their books. The event will also feature readings and songs by PHS students.

McPherson is professor emeritus of United States history at Princeton University and an authority on the Civil War. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his 1989 book Battle Cry of Freedom. His Abraham Lincoln will be the subject of discussion at the Library on Tuesday, February 19, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Library’s Quiet Room.

In addition, a student-led Black History Month celebration: An Evening of Cultural Celebration at Princeton High School will take place on Wednesday, February 27. The event, which is free and open to the public, will features food, dance, music and poetry.

February 6, 2013

Obituaries 2/6/13

Willard W. Brittain, Jr.

On January 25, 2013, Willard W. “Woody” Brittain, Jr. of Bonita Springs, Florida, and Princeton, New Jersey, passed on surrounded by family and friends after a three-year battle with ALS. Woody Brittain was a native of Arlington, Virginia, and graduated from Wakefield High School in 1966. He earned a BA in Economics at Yale University in 1970 and an MBA in Finance at Harvard University School of Business in 1972.

Woody led the Washington, D.C., office of Price Waterhouse from 1983 for ten years and was a member of its board of directors. In 1994, he was appointed Price Waterhouse chief operating officer and moved to New York City. There he directed the historic merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand. Woody’s management talents led to his election to the boards of five Fortune 500 companies. Upon his retirement from Price Waterhouse Coopers in 2003, Woody founded the executive search and consulting firm Professional Resources on Demand.

A dedicated volunteer, Woody mentored dozens of young people while also serving on the boards of the National Urban League, the Northern Virginia Urban League, LEAD, the YMCA of New York City, and the Washington Ballet. As a Yale alumnus, Woody established Yale ORD Leadership Program and the Brittain-Palmer Fund for innovative programs of the Yale Afro-American Cultural Center. In addition, he served on the Yale Corporation Audit Committee and the Dean’s Board of Advisors of the Harvard Business School. Yale University bestowed its highest alumni honor, The Yale Medal, on Woody in November of 2011.

He is survived by his wife of forty-two years, Deborah Carpenter Brittain, daughter Lindsey Elwin Brittain, of New York City, sister Barbara Y. Brittain, of Arlington, Virginia, and numerous other relatives. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made in Woody’s memory to the National Urban League, 120 Wall Street, New York, N.Y., 10005.

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Clement E. Baldwin

Clement E. Baldwin, 92, of Hamilton Square, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2013 surrounded by his loving family.

Born and raised in Rocky Hill, he lived there until 1999 before moving to Hamilton Square. He graduated from Princeton High School, Class of 1938. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, assigned to the 15th Army Air Company. Upon release from the service, he entered the field of residential construction. Later, he started his own business that grew to include his three sons. He retired in 1985.

He was an exempt life member of Rocky Hill Fire Company. He was a life member of the Rocky Hill First Reformed Church. He served on the Rocky Hill Board of Education for sixteen years.

Clem enjoyed family vacations at the beach, spending summers on his boat with his children and grandchildren, saltwater fishing, and watching his children and grandchildren participate in sporting events. He also enjoyed time at the Hamilton Senior Center.

He was predeceased by his parents Clement R. and Mary (Longstreet) Baldwin, and two sisters Mildred Baldwin and Anna Mae Owens, and his loving wife Beryl Agin Baldwin of 32 years.

He is survived by his four children and their spouses Dale and Karen Baldwin of Lumberton; Mark and Marie Baldwin of Hamilton Square, with whom he resided; David and Sherry Baldwin of Yardville; and Mary and Joseph Puhalski of Hamilton Square; ten grandchildren Jill (Luis) Davila, Todd Baldwin and fiancé Nicole, Michael (Michele) Baldwin, Christine (Thomas) Meyer, Brian Baldwin, Heather (Matthew) Guagliardo, Daniel (Rachel) Baldwin, Kelly Baldwin, and Brandon and Colette Puhalski. He is also survived by five great grandchildren Christian, Brielle, Brooke, Alexa, and Ella.

The Funeral will be held 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February, 8, 2013 at the First Reformed Church of Rocky Hill, Washington Street, Rocky Hill.

Burial will follow in Rocky Hill Cemetery.

Calling hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rocky Hill Fire Company No. 1, P.O. Box 327, Rocky Hill, N.J. 08553.

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Elizabeth J. Annich

Elizabeth J. Annich, who dedicated her life to family, church, and the teaching profession, passed away at her home in Pennswood Village, Newtown, Pa, on January 30, 2013. Born in Philadelphia on June 23, 1915 to Russell and Helen Johnson, Mrs. Annich is preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, the Rev. Dr. Russell W. Annich. She is survived by her children, Hon. Russell W. Annich Jr. of Princeton, Janet A. Winther of Flemington, and Rev. Lois H. Annich of Cleveland, Ohio. She is also survived by five grandchildren: Christopher and Peter Winther; Charles Annich; Tim and Molly Israel; a great-grandson, Landon Winther; and a beloved niece: Alice Fichter.

Mrs. Annich graduated from Philadelphia High School for Girls, where she was editor-in-chief of the yearbook. After graduating from the Philadelphia Normal School at the height of the Great Depression, she was one of only two students to be offered employment. She later received a BA from Temple University. Over the course of her career, she taught in Philadelphia, Trenton, Ewing Township, and Princeton. Her love of children and ability to inspire and engage them made her a dearly beloved teacher wherever she went. Even in retirement she was so highly valued that she was asked to come back for a term to deal with a special assignment.

Mrs. Annich played an active role in her husband’s ministerial career. They lived in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Haddon Heights, Trenton, and Princeton. She shared her gift for teaching in Sunday School, but is also remembered for graciously entertaining large groups of seminarians, musicians, and congregants in need of home-cooked meals at the holidays. Upon her husband’s retirement from Bethany Presbyterian Church in Trenton, Mrs. Annich became active at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, where she was ordained a Deacon and an Elder. She was also active in the Presbytery of New Brunswick, particularly with women’s issues. For a number of years she was a volunteer at the Medical Center of Princeton, logging in over 1,000 hours as a visitor for Patient Services and in the surgical waiting room. At Pennswood Village, Mrs. Annich was an enthusiastic volunteer, most notably working with the welcoming committee and library. She loved reading and in her later years continued to study literature at Bucks County Community College.

Burial will be private in the Princeton Cemetery. A memorial service was held at Nassau Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton, 61 Nassau St., Princeton, N.J., 08542.

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Harry R. Macdonald

Harry R. Macdonald, 90, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., and a long time resident of the Princeton area died suddenly at Hilton Head Hospital on January 30, 2013.

Mr. Macdonald was born in Princeton, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Macdonald, Sr. He graduated from Princeton High School where he was president of his senior class, attended Princeton University with the class of 1944 and transferred to the United States Naval Academy with the Class of 1946 from which he graduated in 1945. His naval career was primarily in submarines, including recall during the Korean conflict.

He married Alma Lewis of Rocky Hill, in 1946. She died in 1983 and he married Suzanne Myers in 1988. Following naval service, he worked briefly for Proctor & Gamble and then Lever Brothers Company, New York, N.Y. for 35 years, 12 of which were in Hammond, Ind. where he managed the factory before being transferred to New York City. He was active in civic and community affairs as Chairman of the Planning Board and as president of the Board of School Trustees in Munster, Indiana. He retired in 1985 from Lever House in New York City as director of manufacturing services.

After returning to New Jersey in 1969, he was active in the Reformed Church in America, locally as an elder, regionally as president of the Classis of Raritan and as president of the Reformed Church Ministries to the aging. Since moving to Hilton Head in 1996, Mr. Macdonald has been active in the Presbyterian Men of the Church, an organization of men of the area churches, as director, as its president, and in chairing an annual College Ethics Symposium and in initial planning of an annual Christian Heritage Breakfast during the Heritage of Golf. He has also served as treasurer of the Hilton Head Chapter of the United States Navy League. Long active in Princeton University alumni affairs, he chaired 1944’s annual reunions from 1989-2004, and served the class as secretary, vice-president and until 2010 as president.

He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; three children of his first marriage; Jan Smith of Alton Bay, N.H.; Suzanne Horan of Martinsville, Ind.; and CDR Kim Donahue, USN Chaplain, of Baltimore, Md., currently serving at Marine Air Group 31, Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C.; and four step children: E. Peter Myers of Bonney Lake, Wash.; Elizabeth Myers of Falmouth, Maine; Jeffery Myers of Oceanside, Calif.; Sarah McNaughton of Hallowell, Maine; 6 grandchildren, 7 step-grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 9 at 2 p.m. at the Providence Presbyterian Church, Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head with the Reverend Lifer officiating. A reception will follow at the Cypress, 20 Lady Slipper Lane, Hilton Head Plantation, HHI, S.C.. Following cremation, his ashes will be divided between Rocky Hill Cemetery, Rocky Hill, N.J. and the U.S. Naval Academy Columbarium, Annapolis, Md.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Reformed Church, Rocky Hill, N.J., 08553; Providence Presbyterian Church, 171 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head, S.C., 29928 or Princeton University, Box 1946, Princeton, N.J. 08544.

The Island Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements, www.theislandfuneralhome.com.

January 23, 2013

Obituaries 1/23/13

Charles Gilvarg

Charles Gilvarg, former and founding chairman of the Biochemistry Department at Princeton University and recently senior research scientist and professor emeritus in the Molecular Biology Department at Princeton University has died in Scottsdale Arizona at age 87. Born in New York City in 1925, he attended Stuyvesant High School, the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and Science (BChE 1948), and received a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Chicago in 1951.

His interest in science began early and was helped along by a landlady who gave him a chemistry set when he was 8 years old. His parents, Rose Kreitzer and Hyman Gilvarg, Jewish immigrants from Romania and Ukraine who left their families to come to New York, indulged him in early experiments, allowing volatile chemicals to be kept on their dresser, and permitting the occasional dead mouse in the refrigerator. His two doting older sisters, Marion and Eva, broadened his interests by introducing him to art and literature. His academic career was started in a time when quotas for Jewish students were still operative, but Stuyvesant and Cooper Union provided academic rigor and free tuition to all. Although he was not a religious man he was always proud of his Jewish heritage, and made a point of taking his family to Israel.

A World War ll veteran who served in the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army, he contracted spinal meningitis on a troop ship on his way to his first station in New Guinea and was an early recipient of penicillin, surviving a disease that was often fatal before the use of antibiotics. His unit arrived in Japan days before the armistice was signed in order to set up the communications link, and Charles spent many months there with the occupation forces.

In 1949, while at the University of Chicago, he met and married Frieda Mueller, who was getting a Masters in Zoology. Her devout protestant family did not immediately approve of the marriage, and only the groom’s family and friends attended the wedding in New York City. However, after the birth of their first child, in Chicago, the bride’s family softened their opposition; and the large extended Mueller family has remained close, occasioning travel across the country. In sixty-three years the marriage wore out at least one set of wedding bands.

His early scientific career began in the laboratory of Dr. Konrad Bloch (1964 Nobel laureate) who advised his thesis, and then invited him to spend a post-doctoral year, continuing work on amino acids. With Bloch’s recommendation he returned to New York joining the laboratory of Dr. Severo Ochoa, also later a Nobel laureate (1959), at New York University School of Medicine. He also spent time in the laboratory of Dr. Bernard Davis, where they worked on aromatic biosynthesis of amino acids, and it was at NYU that he began his teaching career.

A few years after winning the Paul Lewis Award of the American Chemical Society in 1963, for promising scientists under 40, he was offered a full professorship at Princeton and moved his family to the leafy suburbs following a six-month sabbatical at the Weizmann Institute in Israel. Known as a rigorous and methodical teacher, he worked with many graduate students and post-doctoral fellows and his lucid explanations inspired some undergraduates to pursue scientific research careers.

His passion was organic chemistry wherever it led: lysine pathway to pancreatic cancer. Colleagues noted his prodigious memory for detailed organic chemical syntheses years later. Mentoring graduate students and technicians was his favorite occupation and he enjoyed following their professional careers after they left his lab. He loved teaching chemistry on a one-to-one basis and tried valiantly to do this with his grandchildren with limited success, but he had much better luck with bridge and blackjack. His wide range of scientific knowledge was a great family resource that computers cannot replace. He enjoyed his contact with colleagues at Princeton, notably his sixty-year relationship with Dr. Jacques Fresco, and took great pride in the distinguished careers of many of his students. He was active in research to the end, publishing 131 papers in a career that spanned sixty-two years and earning 10 U.S. and international patents and numerous grants. He was receiving funding from the Axelrod Foundation for validating a new serum biomarker for early stage pancreatic cancer when he died.

His wife Frieda, his four children Karyn, David, Martin, and Gail, eight grandchildren, Amos, Ian, Alexander, Megan, Charles, Thomas, Katherine, and Patrick, sister-in–law Elizabeth Mueller, many nieces and nephews as well as hundreds of former students and research collaborators survive him. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science in Art, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development, Attn: Brooke Bryant, 8th floor, 30 Cooper Square, New York, New York 10003. A memorial in Princeton will be held at a later time.

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Beryl Gwyn Curschmann

Beryl Gwyn Curschmann (née Davies), age 75, died Friday, January 18, 2013 while visiting family in Delaware. She has lived in Princeton since 1963.

She was predeceased by her son, Paul Curschmann. She is survived by her husband Michael Curschmann, daughter Jane Curschmann and grandsons, Yannick and Max, as well as family in Wales and Germany.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 1 p.m. in the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton. Cremation and burial will follow privately.

Visiting hours are from noon until the time of service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions may be made, in her memory, to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, P.O. Box 872, Trenton, N.J. 08605.

Extend condolences online at TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

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Tucker Ryan Chan

Tucker Ryan Chan, 23, died accidentally on January 5th in Menlo Park, California. He was a student at Stanford University pursuing a PhD in high energy physics.

The son of Winston Chan and Barbara Ryan, of Princeton, Tucker was born July 29, 1989. He moved to Princeton from Iowa City, Iowa as a child and attended Princeton public schools, graduating from Princeton High School in 2008.

Tucker loved the physics and mathematics departments at PHS and was an active participant in their Science Olympiad program. He was twice selected for the U.S. Physics Team and in 2008 won a gold medal for the United States at the International Physics Olympiad competition held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

After high school, Tucker’s creativity and intellectual curiosity led him to MIT where he explored, among other things, astrophysics, metal casting, musical composition, and jujitsu. An accomplished pianist, he continued to play throughout college. He graduated in 2012 with degrees in mathematics and physics.

In addition to his parents, Tucker is survived by his brothers, Walker, of Boston, and Philip, of Princeton, as well as his grandmother Rose Chan, aunts Marjorie Chan and Darlene Chan, all of Los Angeles, an uncle Douglas Ryan, of Dublin, Ohio, and cousins Tisa Chan, Enzo De Palma, Austen Ryan, and Hailey Ryan.

A private ceremony was held in San Mateo, California. A memorial service to celebrate Tucker’s life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Tucker’s memory to the Physics Olympiad Fund of the American Association of Physics Teachers: AAPT Donations, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, Md. 20740 or www.aapt.org/Donations.

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Julie (Poentje) R. A. Chytrowski

Julie (Poentje) R. A. Chytrowski, of Bradenton/Sarasota, Florida passed away January 8, 2013. Born Julie (Poentje) Dubach, on July 2, 1928 in Antwerp, Belgium she married Dr. Allan M. Chytrowski on June 26, 1959. She resided in Manhattan, Bronxville, N.Y., the Princeton region of New Jersey, Bird Key in Sarasota, and last in Bradenton, Fla.

Surviving family members are her husband Allan M. Chytrowski, her daughter Nancy Reinson, her son-in-law Kerry and grand-daughters Alexandra and Brittany. Also surviving: in Belgium is her sister Kiki Swysen, brother-in-law Dr. Remy Swysen and their children Dr. Christine Verschroeven, Christine’s husband Guy, Michele Swysen, her children Arthur and Alize, and Philipppe Swysen; in Japan, Pierre Swysen, his wife Mie and son Ken.

Julie was a graduate of the Belpaire School and the Women’s College in Antwerp, Belgium. Fluent in English, Flemish, French and German, she worked for various shipping and transportation companies in Belgium and at the Belgian Consulate in New York City. Later, she was an independent literary agent regularly attending the Frankfurt, New York, and Chicago Book Fairs. She was active in the support of women’s causes, serving as president of the Women’s Club in Princeton and president of the Women’s Club of Sarasota. She was instrumental in pioneering orthopedic medical assistance for handicapped children from Poland thanks to Sarasota’s Sahib Shriners and the Polish American Association of Sarasota. She was extremely well-read, and was honored, several years in a row, with the Women’s Club Prize for having read the most books, some 200 to 300 books per year. She was wise, optimistic, independent, and always ready to help others; truly a joy to live with and be around. She lost her battle with Alzheimer’s, a brutal disease and will be greatly missed by her entire family and all who knew her.

A memorial reception was held to commemorate Julie’s life at her residence in Bradenton, Florida, 6916, 67 Terrace East, Bradenton on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 4 p.m. In honor of Julie’s life and in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the women’s support group of your choice.

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Frank J. Clark, Jr.

Frank J. Clark, Jr., 98, of Rocky Hill died Friday, January 11, 2013 at St. Joseph Skilled Nursing Facility of Lawrenceville, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Utica, N.Y., he lived in Rocky Hill for 50 years. Frank was a graduate of Hamilton College, the Westminster Choir College, and received his masters from Columbia University. Frank retired from teaching at the Peddie School. He taught most of his career at private schools such as Pennington Prep School and Princeton Day School. Frank was an accomplished violinist and the conductor for the DuPont Chorus and Orchestra, director of US Steel Chorus and also played with several jazz groups in town. He headed up the Hamilton College Alumnae Association in the Princeton Area and was an avid tennis player.

Son of the late Frank J. and Gladys (Roberts) Clark, Sr., brother of the late A. Kermit Clark, and Douglas Clark, he is survived by his wife Jean C. (Craig) Clark, 3 daughters Christine G. Kerr, Abigail C. Ford, Jennifer Clark, 3 grandchildren Tyler Kerr, Adam Ford, Molly Ford Slenker, and 4 great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Church.

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Burnetta Griggs Peterson

Burnetta Griggs Peterson, 82, of Princeton passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Merwick Care and Rehabilitation Center in Plainsboro, after a brief illness.

A native Princetonian, Burnetta was the daughter of Burnett Griggs, owner of the Griggs Imperial Restaurant, and Ruth Evans Griggs, a well-respected teacher at the Nassau Street Elementary School. She attended the Witherspoon Street School for Colored and graduated from Princeton High School. She pursued a career as an educator upon her graduation from the Child Education Foundation and Adelphi College in 1951. She taught second grade at the Parker School in Trenton, the Nassau Street Elementary, and Valley Road Schools in Princeton.

Burnetta married Chester Peterson, DDS in 1956 and moved to his hometown of New Brunswick, where his dental practice was established. After seven years in New Brunswick, they returned to Princeton to raise their two daughters. The importance of education was a value she stressed throughout her life and passed this life lesson on to her children.

Her strong sense of community influenced her decision to select the developers of Princeton Community Housing to sell her family owned property on State Road. She recognized the need for affordable housing in Princeton and was pleased that Griggs Farm would offer to many young people the dream of owning their own home.

Burnetta loved creating beautiful flower arrangements, art, music, reading, and history.

Predeceased by her husband, Chester Gaylord Peterson, DDS, she is survived by her two daughters; Wendy Peterson Osborn and her husband Loren of Oak Hill, Va. and Kim Peterson of Princeton; two grandchildren, Christopher and Chloe Osborn; and cherished life-long friends.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 2 p.m. in Princeton Cemetery.

A memorial service will be held at Witherspoon Presbyterian Church, Princeton on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Princeton Committee of the Legal Defense Fund, c/o Deborah Raikes-Colbert, 137 Lawrenceville-Pennington Road, Lawrenceville, N.J. 08648.

To extend condolences or share memories in the online guest book please visit TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

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Andrew J. Sofranko

Andrew J. Sofranko, 89, died on January 8, 2013, of complications from influenza/pneumonia. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 68 years, Lorraine Trump Sofranko, who died in 2012. Andy was born in Allentown, Pa. to Andrew John Sofranko and Elizabeth Lesho, both originally from Czechoslovakia. Andy graduated from Thaddeus Stevens Technical College in Lancaster, Pa. as a machinist, in 1943. He met Lorraine in a roller skating rink in Allentown; they married in 1944. Andy left soon after to serve as a B-17 bombardier in the 15th Army Air Corps in Foggia, Italy, surviving numerous harrowing bombing runs into northern Italy. He retired in 1964 from the active reserve with the rank of Major. He attended Muhlenberg College in mechanical engineering, but left after a year to support his growing family. Over a long career in the steel industry, Andy designed steel forming machines, authored four U.S. patents, and retired as vice-president of sales for Morgan/SMS in Pittsburgh, Pa. Andy and Lorraine lived from 1985-2007 in Pawley’s Island, S.C., where they forged new friendships, were active golfers, and enjoyed visits from their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. In 2007, Andy and Lorraine moved to Elverson, Pa. to be closer to their children. He was a 32nd degree Freemason. He is survived by his sister, Marie Mickel, his children, Sandra O’Brien and John, granddaughters Stacy Kripas and Kathleen O’Brien, and great grandsons Michael and Benjamin Kripas.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

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Elizabeth M. (Betty) Rogerson

Elizabeth M. (Betty) Rogerson, 89, died on Friday, December 21, 2012 after an extended. illness.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Rogerson was the daughter of the late Frances and Lillian Van Doren. She was the wife of Dr. John B. Rogerson, her devoted, loving husband of almost 70 years. Mrs. Rogerson was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton, and spent 23 years volunteering her time to provide Meals on Wheels to needy families in the communities of Central New Jersey, all while raising 3 sons. She and her husband moved to Pennswood Village in Newtown, Pa. in 2001. Mrs.
Rogerson (Nana) was a warm and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was an inspiring role-model who only saw the good in those around her.

Surviving, in addition to her husband are two sons, Dr. John N. Rogerson and wife, Sherri of The Villages, Fla. and Alan M. Rogerson and wife Chrysa of Tucson, Ariz.; grandchildren, Jennifer Azzano and husband Chris (Colonel USAF) of Edwards AFB, Calif., Betsy Wolf and husband Derek of Danville, Calif., John D. Rogerson and his wife, Christine of Howell, N.J. and Jason Rogerson of Trenton; great-grandchildren Allison and Steven Azzano, Emmy and Drew Wolf, and Jerry and Jake Rogerson. Mrs. Rogerson was predeceased by a son, Jerry Rogerson and she will be deeply missed by family and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 2, 2013 in Penn Hall, Pennswood Village, Newtown, Pa. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorial contributions to a charity of one’s choice.

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V. Carolyn Hingher

V. Carolyn Hingher, 72, of Kingston, peacefully passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Princeton Care Center, Princeton, NJ, with her loving daughter by her side.

Born in Princeton, Mrs. Hingher resided in Plainsboro for many years before moving to Kingston over 40 years ago.

After starting as a secretary in the mid 1970’s, Carolyn retired as the director of human resources for Caliper Inc. in 2005. In her leisure time she was an avid tennis player, reader, and lover of the New Jersey Shore. She was known for her beautiful smile and gift of conversation that could make anyone feel right at home.

Predeceased by her beloved husband Owen E. Hingher (1988) and parents Guy and Ruth (Dellinger) Lamkin, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Beth and Joseph Tolin and their son, Matthew, all of Kingston, a son and daughter-in-law Jeffrey and Kimmra Hingher and their children, Owen and Aubrey, all of Tennessee, a brother Dean Lamkin of West Virginia, a niece and two nephews.

Funeral services will begin on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, followed by burial in the family plot at Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, N.J.

Visiting hours are on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions may be made, in her memory, to the Princeton HomeCare Services, 208 Bunn Drive, Princeton, N.J. 08540 (please designate Princeton Hospice Program on the memo line), National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation, P.O. Box 310, Fort Atkinson, Wisc. 53538, and/or the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-60111.

Extend condolences at TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

December 12, 2012

Obituaries 12/12/12

John Alward Pell

Beloved husband and father, John was born in Orange, N.J. in 1926. He graduated from Newark Academy and Princeton University cum laude. He was on the football team and a member of the class of 1948 and served as vice president of his class from 1998-2003. John was a member of the Tower Club and Navy ROTC. John went on to graduate from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania with an MA in finance. John served as ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve until 1957. He was in the oil department and authored a 100-page report on shale refining in 1955. He then served as manager of banking in N.Y. and N.J. for Chase Manhattan Bank. John went on to become vice president in 1965. In 1968, he and his family moved to London and lived on Chester Square. There, he was a director of the Standard Bank responsible for 17 countries in Africa and the Middle East. In 1972, he became managing director of London InterState Bank a consortium of 5 banks: Keyzer Ullman, Hamburgische, Landesbank, Wells Fargo, Maryland National, and the Indiana National Banks. The family lived in London and Brixham London.

John was president of British American Associates, a company that sends lecturers to the English Speaking Union. In 1979, he became senior vice president of Midlantic Bank in N.J. He traveled Europe and the Middle East for Midlantic, then became president of the Bank of China for Midlantic. John and his wife, Jan, moved to Hong Kong for one year, before selling the bank to The Bank of Southern Africa. He retired from Midlantic in 1992. He then served Governor Christine Todd Whitman as vice chairman of the New Jersey Banking Board for Foreign Trade during her term. In 1994, he became president of World Water Inc, which delivers solar-powered water equipment to the developing world.

John was a member of the Essex County Country Club, the American Church in London, and the Hurlingham Club in Roehampton, London, Bucks Club, and Addington Golf Club, both in London, the Nassau Club, The Bedens Brook Club, and the Nassau Church in Princeton. John was an avid golfer and enjoyed playing tennis with his children and traveling throughout Europe and the British Isles with his family during his 11 years in England. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Janice Phillips Pell and his sister, Nancy Campbell from Mendham. He is also survived by three children: Richard C. Pell, Sandra Pell deGroot, and Leslie Pell Linnehan and six grandchildren; Roxanna Pell, Samual Pell deGroot, Lila Pell, Lucinda deGroot, Catherine Gardiner Linnehan, and Gibson Pell Linnehan.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Trinity Church on Mercer Street in Princeton with a reception immediately to follow at The Bedens Brook Club at 240 Rolling Hill Road in Skillman.

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Henry Davison, Jr.

Henry Davison, Jr., M.D., beloved husband, father, surgeon, and teacher, died on Friday at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro (UMCPP). He was 51 years old. The cause of death was pneumonia after a long, heroic battle with cancer.

Dr. Davison grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas and graduated first in his class from Northside High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Columbia College, New York, New York in 1983. He then attended Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and graduated with distinction, a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society.

In 1992, Dr. Davison completed a general surgery residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York and entered surgical practice at the Medical Center at Princeton (now known as UMCPP). In 1993, Dr. Davison became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and was board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. On the faculty at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as a clinical instructor of surgery, he taught many medical students and surgical residents over a twenty-year period. Dr. Davison was president of the medical and dental staff and participated in the decision to move the hospital to its new site. He was also chairman of the Medical and Dental Staff Bylaws Committee. Dr. Davison founded “Soul to Soul”, a program for the general public to provide speakers on health issues of concern to African-Americans, sponsored by UMCPP Community Education Outreach. Dr. Davison performed general surgery including cancer and laparoscopic surgeries and endoscopic procedures. With a colleague, Dr. Davison performed the first laparoscopic colon resection at UMCPP. Dr. Davison also pioneered the use of single-port access surgery at UMCPP. In practice until a week before he passed away, Dr. Davison cared for countless residents of Princeton and the surrounding area during his years as a surgeon.

In addition to his work as a surgeon, Dr. Davison was a long-standing member of the Board of Trustees of the Chapin School and a dedicated supporter of Chapin School Soccer and Lacrosse, Montgomery Township Soccer and Youth Lacrosse, and Peddie School Soccer and Crew.

Son of the late Ruth Davison of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dr. Davison is survived by his beloved wife, Oakley, and precious sons, Bradley, 17, Alexander, 16, and Ryan, 14; sisters-in-law Grace Gibson, Glenda Greaves and Barbara Cadogan; brothers-in-law Trevor Babb and Tierson Babb; and nieces Sheena Gibson, Shari Strickland, and Nadia Cadogan. He will also be missed by his colleagues and the staff at Princeton Surgical Associates and UMCPP.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, Princeton. Burial will follow immediately at Rocky Hill Cemetery. Calling hours were held on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 from 6-8 p.m. at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dr. Davison’s memory to Autism Speaks, 1060 State Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.

November 7, 2012

Obituaries 11/7/12

William Sword, Jr.

William Sword, Jr., 61, a lifelong resident of Princeton, died on October 29 after being struck by a falling tree outside of his home during Hurricane Sandy.

Mr. Sword was the managing director of Wm Sword & Co., a Princeton-based investment banking firm with which he was associated since 1976.

He was a 1976 graduate of Princeton University and of the Lawrenceville School, in Lawrenceville. He previously attended the Princeton public schools.

Mr. Sword was the husband of Martha Sullivan Sword. The couple was wed in 1979, and has three children, Gretchen, Hope, and Will.

He was an active and engaged member of the Princeton community and the Nassau Presbyterian Church. Mr. Sword was a member of the advisory board of the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, was active with the Princeton Area Community Foundation, and was a member of the Princeton Investors Group.

He was a board member of Centurion Ministries, an organization that works to assist wrongfully convicted persons in their defense and appeals process. He was a dedicated volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, was a coach for the Princeton Little League, and a supporter of Princeton University basketball.

Mr. Sword was an elder at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton. He and his wife were members of the capital campaign committee for the church and he chaired the board of the Princeton Cemetery. He sang in 2009 with the Shiloh Baptist Church of Trenton, New Jersey.

He was an active alumnus of Princeton University and served for many years as the treasurer and as a member of the board of The Ivy Club. He was extensively involved in the James Madison Society of the University where he worked to bring the programs of the society to the community.

Mr. Sword and his wife were avid golfers and members of the Bedens Brook Club, in Skillman, the Merion Golf Club, in Ardmore, Pennsylvania and the Links Club of New York City. The family maintained a second residence in Ketchum, Idaho, where Mr. Sword honed his fly-fishing skills and enjoyed his wife’s figure skating and ice dancing.

He was the son of Sally Pitcher Sword and the late William Sword of Princeton. He had three siblings, Richard Sword, of Princeton, Molly McDonough of Pennington, and Sarah Lazarus of Concord, Massachusetts.

A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 3 at the Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, in Princeton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, Centurion Ministries, or the Princeton Community Foundation.

Blair Christine Hopkins Dejoux

Blair Christine Hopkins Dejoux, 44, died peacefully at home on November 3, 2012, after a valiant, graceful, and dignified battle for 2½ years against the cancer that finally took her life. Beloved daughter of Sydney (Goos) and Robert William Hopkins II, of Princeton and Palm Beach, Fla., adored sister of Chandler Anne Hopkins and Whitney Hopkins Duncan, Blair was the cherished wife of 17 years of Edouard Henri Grace Dejoux and the devoted mother of Christine (13), Charlotte (9), and Isabelle (6). A beautiful and gracious woman, Blair attended Princeton Day School, and was a graduate of St. George’s School, where she met her husband. She graduated from Trinity College with a degree in English Literature.

Blair was graced with a vibrant sense of humor, a great love of reading, and a special affection for animals. She enjoyed a career in the fashion industry prior to starting a family. Her greatest joy was motherhood and her three beautiful daughters were the center of her life. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and a beloved friend to many. She was blessed with enormous support from a broad and loving group of friends and family throughout her courageous battle.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 9 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s of Lattingtown in Locust Valley, N.Y., where Blair and Edouard were married in 1995.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation, P.O. Box 442, Needham, Mass. 02494 or www.accrf.org.

Emilio Arcamone

Emilio Arcamone, 94, of Whiting, N.J. passed away on Friday at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Mr. Arcamone was born in Princeton and lived in West Windsor Township before moving to Whiting in 1984. He was an Army veteran who served in World War II. Mr. Arcamone was employed by Opinion Research Corp. in Princeton as Supervisor of the Printing Department for 42 years, retiring in 1982.

He is survived by his wife Anne Dertouzos Arcamone; two children; Douglas Lee Arcamone of Whiting, Deborah Lee Arcamone Battista of Scotia, N.Y.; two brothers Americo Arcamone of Princeton, and Dante Arcamone of Lawrenceville. Also surviving are three grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will take place on Saturday, November 10 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Ave., Princeton. The Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, Whiting, N.J, is handling the funeral arrangements.

Princeton Resident William Sword, Jr. Remembered by Friends, Colleagues

More than 1,800 people crowded into Nassau Presbyterian Church last Saturday to pay their respects at a memorial service for Princeton investment banker William Sword, Jr., who died tragically during Hurricane Sandy. Spilling out of the sanctuary, mourners moved into three additional rooms and the church’s hallways to hear the Reverend David Davis’s eulogy urging them to take inspiration from the way Mr. Sword lived his life.

“I have never seen an outpouring of love and grief and celebration of that magnitude,” Mr. Davis said on Monday. “Given the weather challenges, it’s just remarkable that so many people were there. But anybody who knew Bill knew that he lived every day with gratitude, and tended to his friendships and relationships in a way that allowed all of them to thrive.”

Mr. Sword, 61, died on Monday, October 29 after being struck by a falling tree outside his home during the storm (see accompanying obituary, page 41). According to Princeton Township Police, Mr. Sword was trapped beneath the tree, which fell on him as he cleared debris from his driveway.

Making the tragedy all the more uncanny is the fact that Mr. Sword survived a brutal knife attack in 2003. An emotionally disturbed student from the University of Maryland, Jelani Manigault, crashed his car near the Sword family’s house on the Great Road, and asked to enter the home. Mr. Sword let him in, and an apparently distraught Mr. Manigault ran into the kitchen, grabbed a 12-inch knife, and stabbed Mr. Sword numerous times.

“It is not a cliche in this case to say that in the aftermath of that situation, Bill made the decision to live life to the fullest,” said Mr. Davis. “And he did that for 10 years.”

Mr. Sword graduated from The Lawrenceville School in 1969 and Princeton University in 1976. Several of his family members have attended Lawrenceville, where Mr. Sword was an honor student and a lacrosse player, according to Alumni Relations Director John Gore. “We heard about it Tuesday from alumni who called to let us know,” he said. “Several of his classmates attended his memorial service. This is a lovely family, and we feel very badly for them. It’s very tragic.”

Among Mr. Sword’s Lawrenceville friends was Princeton resident Mark Larsen, who was a freshman when Mr. Sword was a senior. “He was my study hall monitor, and we ended up being roommates at Princeton because Bill took a couple years off to work in Washington,” Mr. Larsen said. “We became close friends. We were in each other’s weddings. Our families were close.”

Mr. Larsen was among those who attended a reception at the Bedens Brook Club following Mr. Sword’s funeral service. “We had a chance to speak about Bill, and what I said about him was that this man was a giver, not a taker,” Mr. Larsen recalled. “The most wonderful thing about Bill Sword is that he realized that in life, every day counted — especially after he was stabbed nearly to death. He lived every day fully. The way he engaged the community, his friends, and his family, was such a great example to everyone. He touched so many lives in a quiet, humble way.”

The loss of Mr. Sword is felt by the charitable organizations in which he volunteered his time, as well as his personal relationships. “Bill was an unusually caring and giving person,” said Republican mayoral candidate Dick Woodbridge, on Monday. “We have known the family for years, and our oldest daughter used to babysit for his children. What I especially liked about Bill was that he was ‘old school’ in that he gave quietly and generously to the community. He also possessed a keen sense of humor balanced with genuine intelligence and humility. The fact that the church was packed to overflowing in the aftermath of the worst New Jersey storm in recent history says all you need to know.”

A board member of Centurion Ministries, Mr. Sword worked frequently with Jim McCloskey, its founder and executive director. “Bill and I were good friends. We both belonged to Nassau Presbyterian Church, and I asked him to join the Centurion Board. He asked some very good questions, as he usually does, and I felt honored and privileged that he would serve us,” Mr. McCloskey said. “After the memorial service the other day, a number of people came up and told me how much of a real advocate he was for Centurion. I didn’t know he was doing that around town. We all lost a very, very good friend. It’s just incomprehensible and horrendous. Those of us who knew him well knew he was a special human being who cared for people, especially the disadvantaged and forgotten.”

Mr. Sword also served on the board of the Princeton Area Community Foundation. “We knew him to be the same lovely person that everyone else in this community thought of him as being,” said Nancy Kieling, PACF president. “He had a generous spirit. We have a long relationship with the Sword family, because Bill’s father was on our founding board. He’s been a friend of ours for a long time, so we are deeply saddened.”

Lee Gladden shared office space with Mr. Sword for the past decade. “We’ve done a lot of business projects together. We saw each other every day in the office, or in Dillon gym, or golfing at Bedens Brook, or on the Centurion Board,” he said. “I feel so privileged and grateful that I not only got to know Bill so well, but got to spend so much time with him. I learned a lot, and really enjoyed every minute of it. It’s a huge loss not to have Bill in our lives anymore. He was such a wonderful person, and an example of how to live a good life. We should all learn from that. He was an inspiration to us all.”

July 12, 2012

Local Man Is Among World War II Veterans Who Were Awarded the Nation’s Highest Honor

RECOGNITION AT LAST: Princeton native Wallace Holland, Jr. wears the bronze medal he and other members of the Montford Point Marines were awarded in Washington last month. The medal is a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal, which the Montford Point Marine Association was awarded in recognition of their service in World War II.

It took nearly seven decades, but the valiant efforts of 20,000 African American soldiers during World War II have finally been recognized. On June 27, the Montford Point Marines were awarded the 2011 Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The next day, they were guests of honor at a parade at the Washington Marine Barracks.

Among the nearly 400 surviving members attending the events was 86-year-old Wallace C. Holland, Jr. a Princeton native and a graduate of Princeton High School. A retired corrections officer, Mr. Holland now lives in Lawrenceville. His three sons accompanied him to the ceremonies.

“It was a dream come true,” he said last week. “I have been looking forward to recognition of the Montford Point Marines’ service, so when we received word that they were going to award the medal, I thought it was very well of them.”

It was in 1942 that President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the U.S. Marines to integrate by recruiting African American men. From all over the nation, young men like Mr. Holland traveled to North Carolina, expecting to be stationed with white recruits at Camp Lejeune. Instead, they were sent to Camp Montford Point, which was kept separate.

“I found out that the camp we were at was segregated when I got there,” Mr. Holland recalled. “I didn’t know anything about it. I thought we’d be with all the other individuals, white or black, who were in the Marines, at Camp Lejeune.”

Camp Montford Point was a far cry from Camp Lejeune. “We went through the same basic training, but we struggled with the disadvantages we had,” Mr. Holland says. “We didn’t have the same kind of equipment to train with, or type of quarters. We were in small huts. We almost froze to death in the winter. We had to take cold showers. But we made the best of it. I have no ill feelings about it. It was an experience for me.”

Mr. Holland’s time in the service took him overseas, allowing him to see parts of the world he had never expected to visit. As part of an ammunition company, he was shipped out in the fall of 1944. “We were on our way from Bayonne, New Jersey, and we spent time in the Panama Canal Zone, going through the locks,” he said. “On the other side, we stopped at Bora Bora, and then they took us to a place in the Solomon Islands, where we took care of an ammunition dump. We had to salvage the ammunition, take it on barges, and dump it.”

Next was Guadalcanal, where they had to salvage and clean up battle-scarred areas. “They had ammunition all over the ground,” said Mr. Wallace, who brought back two Japanese shells. “The stench was still there.”

Mr. Wallace and other Marines then began their journey home. “They brought us back to Pearl Harbor, where it all started,” he said. “That was an experience for me. From there they brought us back on an aircraft carrier to San Francisco, then back to Camp Lejeune, and then back home.”

The Montford camp closed in 1949. Until last month, the Montford Point Marines did not receive the kind of recognition given to their counterparts, the Tuskegee Airmen, who integrated the Army Air Corps the same year. The gold medal resolution passed by Congress last October was sponsored by Congresswoman Corrine Brown, D-Florida, and unanimously approved by the House and Senate. On November 23, 2011, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law.

For Mr. Holland’s sons, the award ceremonies were especially meaningful. “I was so proud of him and of all these men,” said Larry Irving, who is Mr. Holland’s stepson. “It was so moving.”

Mr. Irving traveled from his home in Indiana to attend last month’s festivities. Mr. Holland’s sons Wallace Holland III, of Trenton, and Kevin Holland, of Washington, were also on hand.

The first ceremony, in which the gold medal was awarded to the Montford Point Marine Association, was held at the Capitol. The second ceremony was held at the Marine Barracks. Along with his fellow veterans, Mr. Holland was given a bronze medal that was a replica of the gold medal awarded to the Montford Point Marine Association. Since the first Congressional Gold Medal was given to George Washington in 1776, it has been presented 150 times to a broad range of individuals and organizations including actors, authors, explorers, athletes, and public servants.

“The Commandant put the medal around our necks,” Mr. Holland said. “They had a parade. A detachment of Marines marched across the field after they gave us the medals. It was 95 degrees, and four men passed out. But I didn’t have a problem at all. Like I said before, it was a dream come true.”

June 27, 2012

Obituaries 6/27/12

John F. McCarthy, Jr.

Life-long Princeton resident and lawyer, Jack McCarthy, Jr. died on June 22, 2012 at his home after a long illness. He was 90.

John F. McCarthy, Jr. was born on October 17, 1921 on Charlton Street in Princeton, the second child of John F. McCarthy and Rose (Devine) McCarthy. His father worked as a trolley car conductor and butcher while attending the old New Jersey law school in Newark at night. Mr. McCarthy Sr. practiced law in Princeton from 1927 until 1954 when he died of a heart attack at the Mercer County Court house. Rose McCarthy died in 1973. Jack’s sister Mary McHugh, who taught for many years at St. Paul’s School, died in 2006.

Mr. McCarthy was educated at St. Paul’s School, Princeton High School (1937), the Hun School (1939) and Princeton University (1943). He graduated from Princeton High School at 15, having skipped two grades in grammar school. At the Hun School he played baseball and basketball. At Princeton University he captained the undefeated 1942 baseball team, played varsity basketball, served as an officer of Tower Club and graduated with honors. An all-ECAC (precursor to the Ivy League) first baseman, he hit a home run over the right field fence at Cornell — a feat matched previously only by Lou Gehrig. His colleague classmates voted him “best sense of humor” and “best natured.”

In 1943 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 87th Field Artillery. Landing with the First Army on the Normandy beaches on “D-day plus 3” (June 9, 1944), he served as an artillery forward observer, was wounded twice, received the Purple Heart and was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery during the rescue of six stranded enlisted men. He was with his unit when it liberated one of the Nazi concentration camps.

Upon returning from the war, he married his high school sweetheart, Katherine Holohan of Plainsboro, in December 1945. He earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and joined his father’s office on Charlton Street in Princeton in 1948. He served as Princeton Borough attorney from 1958 to 1961. From 1970 to 1973 he was chairman of the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation, an agency established to expose organized crime and public corruption. His law partners included former Governor William T. Cahill, former State Commissioner of Transportation John Sheridan, and Mercer County Superior Court judges Coleman T. Brennan, Theodore Tams, and F. Patrick McManimon. Mr. McCarthy practiced law in Princeton for sixty-four years.

A founding member of the Bedens Brook Club, Mr. McCarthy was also a member of the Nassau Club and Springdale Golf Club. He attended daily Mass at St. Paul’s Church, fulfilling a solemn promise he made on the battlefields of France.

When former governor Brendan Byrne spoke at the 250th anniversary of Princeton University, he joked: “Princeton is known as the home of three famous people: Albert Einstein, Woodrow Wilson, and Jack McCarthy.”

Mr. McCarthy is survived by his wife of sixty-six years; two sons, Jack and Kevin of Princeton; and five grandchildren.

Visiting hours will be on Thursday, June 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Princeton University Chapel on Friday, June 29 at 10 a.m. with a reception to follow at Prospect House, Princeton University. The burial at St. Paul’s Church, Princeton, will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be directed to the John F. McCarthy Jr. Class of 1943 Memorial Fund at Princeton University, P.O. Box 5357, Princeton, N.J. 08543-5357; or to the Catholic charitable association, Mount Carmel Guild, 73 North Clinton Avenue, Trenton, N.J. 08609.

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Helen M. Halvorsen

Helen M. Halvorsen, 86, of Griggstown, died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro.

Born in New York City, she has been a resident of Griggstown since 1953. Helen was a nurse at Carrier Clinic and was previously employed by the Princeton Medical Center.

Daughter of the late Axel and Augusta Josefina (Johansson) Hallberg; and wife of the late Anker N. Halvorsen; she is survived by two sons, Len and Paul Halvorsen; and a sister, Vivian Svendson.

The burial of ashes will take place Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Griggstown cemetery. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Bunker Hill Lutheran Church, 235 Bunker Hill Road, Griggstown.

Casual attire suitable for hot, humid weather conditions is appropriate.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bunker Hill Lutheran Church.

Arrangements are under the direction of The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.

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Heinrich D. Holland

Professor Heinrich Dieter Holland, known fondly by his family, friends, colleagues and students as “Dick” Holland, died peacefully in his home on May 21, 2012 as the result of a recurrence of cancer. He had already bravely survived two bouts with the disease.

Heinrich D. Holland was pre-deceased by his wife of 57 years, Alice Tilghman Pusey Holland, in November of 2010; and also by their youngest son, Matthew Tilghman Holland, in February of 2004.

Heinrich D. Holland leaves behind him three children, Henry Lawrence Holland of West Windsor, Anne Liebrecht Holland of St. Helena, Calif., and John Pusey Holland, currently of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; four grandchildren, Benedict Merwyn Holland, Esther Holland Rhoades, Nathaniel Chase Holland, and Samuel Denison Holland; a younger brother, Hans Joachim Holland of Salt Lake City, Utah; and a beloved younger sister, Anne Holland Hohenemser of Eugene, Ore.

Heinrich D. Holland headed up one of the first academic research groups to put geochemistry on a firm quantitative footing. His early papers on the application of thermodynamic data to the origin and formational processes of hydrothermal deposits of copper, zinc, lead, silver, and other metals earned him the title of the Father of modern economic geology. His work and that of his research group on the chemical evolution of the atmosphere led to a theory of the Great Oxidation event ca. 2.4 billion years ago, a paradigm that is now conventional wisdom.

Heinrich D. Holland was born in Mannheim, Germany of German Jewish parents. In 1939 just prior to the beginning of World War II, he and his younger brother, Hans Joachim, escaped Hitler’s pogrom via kindertransport to England where the boys were adopted. The boys were later re-united with their parents and younger sister in the Dominican Republic. The family then travelled to the United States where they first resided in Kew Gardens in New York.

Heinrich D. Holland earned his BS in chemistry at Princeton University, graduating with highest honors in 1946. He then served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1947 assisting the government with his work on secret and classified projects with Wernher von Brown, the Father of V-2 rockets. In 1948, he earned his Master’s Degree in geology from Columbia University and in 1952, his Ph.D. as a member of the first group of geochemists ever assembled at Columbia by Professor Laurence Kulp.

In 1950, Heinrich D. Holland commenced his career as a professor in the geology department at Princeton University. During summers in the late 1950’s he served Princeton as its director of summer studies. His tenure at Princeton University lasted until 1972 when he made the decision to move his career to the department of earth sciences at Harvard University.

In 2000, Heinrich D. Holland retired from his position at Harvard University as the Harry C. Dudley professor of economic geology. He, nevertheless, continued to contribute to the science community and to work tirelessly with the colleagues and students to which he dedicated his life’s work.

In 2006, Heinrich D. Holland moved with his wife to Philadelphia, Pa. where he served as a visiting scholar in the department of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. After a career already spanning some five decades, “Dick” Holland remained actively engaged in research and mentoring students there until only a short time prior to his death.

Heinrich D. Holland served as vice-president of the Geochemical Society from 1969 through 1970 and its president from 1970 through 1971. In 1994, he received the Goldschmidt Medal and Award, the society’s highest award.

In 1995, the Society of Economic Geologists awarded him its Penrose Gold Medal. In 1998, he was awarded the Leopold von Buch Medal by the German Geological Society during the society’s 150th Anniversary celebrations.

Heinrich D. Holland was a distinguished lecturer in 1969, a von Humboldt senior fellow at Heidelberg University in 1980-1981 and the Thayer Lindsley Lecturer in 1981-1982.

During his long academic career, Heinrich D. Holland enjoyed visiting appointments and sabbaticals in geology departments at Oxford and Durham Universities in England, the University of Hawaii, Heidelberg University in Germany, Pennsylvania State University, Imperial College in London, United Kingdom and his last at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel.

Dr. Heinrich D. Holland died a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science and member of the National Academy of Sciences.

His major published contributions to the field of geochemistry remain The Chemistry of the Atmosphere, published in 1978; The Chemical Evolution of the Atmosphere and Oceans, published in 1984; and the 1995 elementary text Living Dangerously he co-wrote with Ulrich Petersen at Harvard University. He served with Karl Turekian of Yale University as executive editor of the historic ten volume Treatise on Geochemistry published in 2004 and continued to work, up to his death, on an expanded second edition of the Treatise with an anticipated publication date in 2013.

“Dick” was known by his students and fellow researchers as a man of scientific rigor and great intellect. All who knew him for any length of time also came to know him as a committed citizen of his adopted country, as a committed teacher working at all levels, from science instruction of inner-city youth to mentoring some of the greatest minds in the geochemical community today through the finest universities internationally, and as a highly valued general counselor on science policy through his work with the National Academy of Sciences.

Dick’s friends always found him to be a man of taste and humor. He was as fond of good food and great arguments as he was of laughter and knowledge of the fine arts, history, and literature in several languages. Dick was a connoisseur of wines but loved best his German rieslings.

Above all else, Dick will be remembered as a man of great loyalty to his friends and to his students. He will be sorely missed by both his family and by his adopted family, the international geo-sciences community at large.

In lieu of flowers, the immediate family requests that donations be forwarded in memory of Heinrich D. Holland to The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum or to the National Academy of Sciences’s Committee on Human Rights.

An open memorial event will be announced for a date later this year.

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Memorial Service

Dawn A. J. Moses

Dawn Anne Jahn Moses, 46, of Arlington, Mass., died June 6, 2012 following a long illness. A celebration of Dawn’s life will be held at Town Hall in Arlington, Mass. on July 14 at 2 p.m. In last week’s obituary, the location of the service was incorrectly given as Arlington, Virginia. Town Topics regrets the error.

December 20, 2011

Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows

WATSON, HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?: An unhappy looking Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr., left) is witnessing the marriage of his faithful companion Dr. Watson (Jude Law, center) marry his bride Mary (Kelly Reilly). Little does Holmes know that soon he and Watson will be on a trans-European escapade trying to foil the evil plot of the nefarious Professor Moriarty (not shown).

Holmes and Moriarty Match Wits in Action Packed Sequel

Guy Ritchie has once again created an interpretation of Sherlock Holmes that will undoubtedly have Sir Arthur Conan Doyle purists squirming in their seats. Nonetheless, the movie is a cinematic treat that is both cerebral and visually captivating.

Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law reprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively, and Jared Harris is the pair’s diabolical archenemy, the evil Professor James Moriarty.

At the point of departure we find Holmes throwing a bachelor party for Watson who will be getting married to Mary (Kelly Reilly) the next morning. However, after the wedding, the newlyweds’ travel plans go awry due to a series of errors that result in the bride being unceremoniously thrown off the train. As a result, Watson and Holmes find themselves sharing the honeymoon suite aboard the Trans Europe Express.

It’s just as well, because Holmes has been the only detective who is able to connect the dots among a series of recent murders of, among others, an Indian cotton tycoon, a Chinese opium trader, and an American steel magnate, as well as some suspicious bombings in Strasbourg and Vienna. Holmes has figured out that it must be the work of his archenemy Moriarty, and that the maniacal madman is trying to create an international incident.

From this point on, a frenetically paced cat-and-mouse mystery unfolds in which the protagonists chase the professor through France, Germany, and Switzerland. Along the way, they are assisted by Holmes’ brother (Stephen Fry) and a gypsy fortune teller (Noomi Rapace), who has a proverbial heart of gold.

Prepare yourself for the stylized high impact fare for which director Ritchie is best known. Aside from the bravado and over-the-top derring-do, the movie also has intellectual interludes during which Sherlock and his Moriarty match wits.

Excellent (****). Rated PG-13 for drug use and intense violence. In English and French with subtitles. Running time: 129 minutes. Distributor: Warner Brothers Pictures.