W. Donald Horrigan

W. Donald Horrigan, MD of Isle La Motte and formerly of Princeton, passed away on July 24, 2014 in Burlington, Vt. He was born on January 3, 1931 in Waterbury, Conn. Don graduated from Dartmouth College, cum laude, Dartmouth Medical School, and Cornell University Medical College where he received his MD and was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. After completing his internship at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City, he was commissioned as a Captain in the US Army and served as Chief, Dept. of Radiology, Fort Eustis, Va., he received his residency training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City. In 1961, he entered a private practice of radiology at St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Brunswick, N.J., and was co-founder of the Radiology Group of New Brunswick. In 1969, he became the director of radiology at Middlesex General Hospital (now Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital). In 1984, he was named acting chairman of the department of radiology, UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School, and remained in this position until his retirement to Burlington and Isle La Motte in 1986. Don — Dad — Doc — Poppy, as he was known, was fortunate to retire to his beloved home, Pratt Haven, on Lake Champlain in Isle La Motte. His family was most important to him and he loved the family gatherings with all of his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed any kind of sports, and the N.Y. Rangers, Yankees, and Giants, and the VT Catamount Hockey teams have lost their biggest fan. Don is survived by his wife of 60 years, Julie (Pratt) Horrigan; his four children, Suzanne Campbell and her husband, Ronald, Jeffrey Horrigan and his wife, Jonna, Scott Horrigan and his wife, Heather, and Benjamin Horrigan and his wife, Josephine; and eight grandchildren. A funeral service was held on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at 10 a.m. from The Old Stone United Methodist Church, 67 Church Road, Isle La Motte. Interment, with military honors, followed in the church’s memorial garden. There will be no public calling hours. Memorial contributions in Don’s memory may be made to: CHAMP (Champlain Adaptive Mounted Program), 57 East Shore Road, South Hero, VT 05486. To offer private online condolences please visit: www.kiddermemorialhome.com.

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Sophie Marie Warren

Former Princeton resident Sophie Marie Warren, 91, died on July 31, 2014 at Saint Joseph’s Nursing Center in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on August 2, 2014 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. Interment followed in Princeton Cemetery.

Sophie Warren was born Sophie Marie Rawdan on July 23, 1923 in Flushing, New York. Sophie’s parents, Zygmont Rawdanowicz and Theodosia Josephine Krenicki, arrived in the United States via Ellis Island in 1911. Sophie grew up on her family’s farm in Flushing with her sister Ann and her brother Bernie. Flushing was an undeveloped woods at the time and the farm stood by itself. Sophie spoke of the wagon ruts in the dirt road to the farm, hearing wolves howling just outside the farmhouse at night, and the ice that formed on the inside of the windows on cold nights. The times were hard and unforgiving, but Sophie was proud that the family pulled together and managed without any outside assistance.

Sophie met James B. Warren in 1941 and married him in 1946. Sophie dedicated her life to loving and supporting her family. She and Jim raised six children and went on to be grandparents to nine, and great-grandparents to two.

Sophie M. Warren is survived by her three daughters, Lynn A. Warren, Barbara J. Clarke, and Catherine Warren-Latella; three sons, James R. Warren, Donald E. Warren, and Mark D. Warren; eight grandchildren, Caitlin Clarke, Rebecca Warren, Elizabeth Warren, Jack Latella, Sophie Latella, James Warren, Maureen Warren, John Warren and Thomas Warren; and two great grandchildren, Samuel Warren and Tyler Kohl Warren.

Sophie was predeceased by her sister Ann, her brother Bernie and her husband James.

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Francesca Cuomo Porcaro

Francesca Cuomo Porcaro, 84, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Princeton Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ischia, Italy to the late Vincenzo and Teresa Cuomo, Francesca came to the United States in 1954 and settled in Princeton with her family. She was a food service preparer at Bristol Myers-Squibb in Princeton for 12 years before retiring in 1990 and previously was a cafeteria supervisor at Opinion Research in Princeton.

Francesca was a communicant of St. Paul’s Church in Princeton, enjoyed her Jersey Shore family home and walks at the Seaside Heights boardwalk, watching international soccer tournaments, and especially cooking and taking care of her family. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, and aunt who will be sadly missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her.

She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 52 years, Luigi Porcaro in 2007; two sisters, Ana Cuomo and Renata Lupa; and a brother-in-law, Joseph Lupa.

Surviving are her loving children, Vito of Princeton and Erminia “Mimi” of Lawrenceville; her caring brother, Frank Cuomo and wife Alba of Kingston; and her caring sister, Clara Toto and husband Silvio of Mercerville; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.

Funeral services took place at 9 a.m. on Monday, August 11, 2014 at Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue in Princeton, followed by a 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Paul’s Church, 214 Nassau Street in Princeton. Burial followed in Princeton Cemetery. Calling hours were held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.

Extend condolences at www.TheKimbleFuneralHome.com.

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Sarah Ann Dallam McAlpin

Sarah Ann Dallam McAlpin, 78, of Skillman, New Jersey, passed away on August 9, 2014 after a brief illness. Sally was born on May 17, 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from the University of Maryland in 1958 with a BA in English. Her first marriage, to Thomas F. Sharp, yielded three children, Libby, Carolyn, and Jim. That marriage ended in divorce, after which Sally and her children lived for several years at Princeton Community Village. A lifelong Episcopalian, Sally loved church music and supported her children’s participation in the choirs of Trinity Church, Princeton. That experience was spiritually and musically formative for her daughters, who continue to be nourished by it to this day.

Sally worked at Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey, for 22 years, rising to the position of senior editor. She relished working with language and prized clarity of expression all her life. As a young mother, she created a neighborhood periodical, “The Farmington Monthly,” to showcase the drawings and stories of local children. Sally met her husband, The Rev. David H. McAlpin, Jr., on a spiritual retreat at Kirkridge Retreat Center in Pennsylvania. They were married on January 7, 1995, and shared a life at Manor Brook Farm, a pre-Revolutionary house in Skillman, New Jersey. Sally loved sports. She took up rowing in mid-life, enjoyed tennis with her husband, and avidly followed tennis, lacrosse, and baseball on television.

Surviving are her husband, David H. McAlpin, Jr.; her children, Libby S. Tilghman of Bloomington, Indiana, Carolyn J. Sharp of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, and James M. Sharp of Burlington, New Jersey; her stepchildren, David M. McAlpin, Ann R. McAlpin, Loring R. McAlpin, and Janet U. McAlpin; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Sally’s name to: Princeton Community Housing (One Monument Drive, Princeton, New Jersey 08540), Trinity Church (33 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540), and Kirkridge Retreat Center (2495 Fox Gap Road, Bangor, Pennsylvania 18013). Burial will be private. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Church in September. Arrangements are under the direction of the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.