Nancy Yongcha Yi

Nancy Yongcha Yi, 89, a 28-year resident of Princeton and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed on early Friday, March 9, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.

Nancy was born in Mokpo City on the Southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula on December 2nd, 1928 to her Father Bai Seokpil and Mother Kim Aekum. Not long after she was born, her family moved to Seoul, Korea where her father worked for a major shipping company. She lived most of the next 20 years in Seoul where she attended Sookmyung Girls’ High School, the first Private Royal Educational Institute for Girls in Korea founded in 1906 by Empress Sunheon. She went on to attend Seoul Women’s Teachers College, but her education was cut short by the breakout of the Korean War in 1950. She and her family escaped the wrath of war by relocating to Busan in the southernmost part of Korea she worked at the First Bank of Korea.

As the war came to an end, Nancy returned to Seoul in 1955 and married her soulmate of 57 years, Edward Sunghyok Yi. As their marriage blossomed, she was blessed and became a proud mother of their two sons, Peter (Ilchin) and Robert (Myungjin). In 1974, Nancy, Edward, and her two young sons ventured to the United States in pursuit of the American Dream.

The dream became a reality for them in New York City as Nancy ran her own business centered around fashion, and Edward succeeded in developing an import-export business around the favored trade nation status of Korea with the United States.

After years of entrepreneurship in New York City, Nancy and Edward retired in 1990 to Princeton, where they spent the remainder of their years together enjoying much of what Princeton has to offer. If Nancy was not aggressively competing against her husband on the golf course, she was most likely preparing excellent traditional Korean meals for her family, rendering valuable and well considered fashion advice to her many friends, attending the Korean Presbyterian Church of Princeton, or spending time with her friends at the senior center.

Nancy will be missed by everyone who came to know her for her youthful smile, optimism, great eye for fashion, sharp sense of humor, spunk, and commanding the lead of dinner conversation.

She is survived by her two sons, Peter, a medical oncologist in Princeton; and Robert, Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics in Seoul; two daughters-in law, Alice and Grace; two brothers, Sooil and Don Bai; and four grandchildren, Justin, Lauren, Jonathan, and Erin.

Join us for a memorial service held on Friday, March 16, 2018, 7 p.m. followed by viewing and calling hours at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton, New Jersey. Burial service will be held Saturday, March 17, 2018 at noon at the funeral home followed by interment at Princeton Cemetery next to her husband.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Korean Presbyterian Church of Princeton, P.O. Box 2464, Princeton, NJ 08543.

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David Sanborn Hunt

David Sanborn Hunt, aged 50, of Wilmington, Delaware passed away unexpectedly on March 2, 2018. David was born November 28, 1967 in New York City to Chase and Suzanne Hunt. He lived as a child in Pleasant Ridge, Mich., before moving to Princeton. He graduated from Princeton High School and the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of City Planning degree. He subsequently lived in Philadelphia and Chicago before settling in Wilmington. His love of life, sense of humor, friendship, and the twinkle in his eye will be most profoundly missed.

David was an innovator and in 2009 was a founding partner of Green Line Business Group. Its signature product, Danio Diary, is part of a larger technology suite designed to securely connect individuals receiving health care with family and friends. Danio was recognized in 2017 as a Delaware Hidden Gem by the Mental Health Association in Delaware.

Dave was a loving father who adored his children. He was an accomplished pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. Dave derived great pleasure from music and shared that passion with others. In particular, he captivated both Hannah and Sarah Elizabeth with his music. He was a loving and loyal friend and touched many lives. Always generous, Dave was an organ donor through the Gift of Life. In recognition of his significant contributions to his community, the mayor of Wilmington declared November 11 as David Hunt Day.

David is survived by his wife Joanne and daughter Sarah Elizabeth; daughter Hannah (mother Gladys) of Wilmington; his parents of East Lansing, Mich.; and mother-in-law Herminia (Minnie) Torres of Wilmington, Del.; brother Robert (Lisa Bolton-Hunt) of East Lansing, Mich.; nephew Alexander Hunt (Laurie Stein) and great-niece Felicity of Libertyville, Ill.; niece Lindsay Hunt of Valparaiso, Ind.; and many cousins.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Immanuel Highlands Episcopal Church, 2400 W. 17th Street, Wilmington, DE. Visitation will take place at the church one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104 and/or the Sunday Breakfast Mission, P.O. Box 352, Wilmington, DE 19899.

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Gertrude Britton Kimble

Gertrude Britton Kimble, known as Gerry, a life-long resident of Princeton, died peacefully at UPenn/Princeton Medical Center on March 9, 2018 at the age of 98.

She was predeceased by R. Birchall Kimble, her husband, of 53 years. She is survived by her daughters, Sherry Kimble Johnson and her husband, William S. Johnson, of Cleveland, Tenn. and Bonnie Kimble Rogers and her husband, John D. Rogers of Wyndmoor, Pa. Mrs. Kimble had five grandchildren: Cory Britton Boyce of Bryn Athyn, Pa.; Jaime Devon Lacey of Collegedale, Tenn.; and Kerry Birchall Boyce of Charlotte, N.C.; Blake Kimble Rogers of Wyndmoor, Pa.; and Bailey Britton Rogers of Germantown, Pa. In addition, she is survived by three great-grandchildren, Deryn Emily Boyce of Eugene, Ore.; Tyler Gareth Boyce of Philadelphia, Pa.; and Jency Kimble Boyce of Washington, D.C.

Gerry was a graduate of Princeton High School and received her Nursing Degree from Mercer Hospital in 1940. In 1977, Mrs. Kimble graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rider College with a degree in Fine Arts, and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society. She was also a member of the leadership societies, Sigma Lambda Rho and Omicron Delta Kappa. In addition to her academic pursuits, Gerry was best known as a watercolorist and art teacher at her 3 Hamilton Avenue Studio in Princeton. One of Mrs. Kimble’s paintings currently hangs in the American Embassy in Dublin, Ireland. She was the owner of “The Now and Then Shop,” an Antique and Handcraft store in Cranbury, N.J.

Gerry was a member of the Present Day Club of Princeton, the Women’s College Club of Princeton, the Federated Women’s Club of Princeton and the Eastern Star. She was a Red Cross volunteer and a Girl Scout leader and advisor.

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Connie Hazelwood Poor

Connie Hazelwood Poor passed away on March 2, 2018, at her home in Princeton. She was born on July 27, 1953, to Roland and Mable (Townsend) Hazelwood in Fayetteville, Tennessee, where she grew up before moving to Phenix City, Alabama, in 1962.

She leaves behind her devoted husband of 44 years, H. Vincent Poor. They met as students at Central High School in Phenix City, where they began their lifelong partnership in 1969 and were married in 1973. Connie is also survived by their daughters, Kristin Poor of Brooklyn, New York, and Lauren Poor of Los Angeles, California; and by her parents in Athens, Alabama, and younger sister, Melinda Kerr of Huntsville, Alabama.

Connie studied at the Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing in Birmingham, Alabama, and at the University of Illinois in Urbana. She began her long and varied nursing career at the Lee County Hospital in Opelika, Alabama, in 1973, and worked subsequently at the Princeton Medical Center, Carle Clinic in Urbana, and at HiTops in Princeton. She spent much of her career as a nurse educator, work driven by her commitment to social justice. After her retirement from nursing, she became a docent at the Princeton University Art Museum, an avocation that she found to be immensely rewarding. A long-time Princeton resident, she was generous with her time, volunteering at WomanSpace, the Mercer County Medical Reserve Corps, the Princeton Fete, the Present Day Club, the Parent-Teacher Organizations of the John Witherspoon School and Princeton High School, and as a Board Member of HiTops and the Princeton Adult School, among others. One year, she convinced friends to join her in biking 300 miles in three days for the AIDS Ride from Boston to New York.

Connie was deeply loving, compassionate, and fiercely liberal. Gracious and warm, her presence would light up any room she entered. Those who met her often commented on her unreserved and radiant smile, her glorious red hair, and lovely, ever-so-slight Southern accent. She adored art in all its forms, a passion that she in turn inspired in her daughters. She was an avid photographer, had a keenly observant eye for nature’s intricate details, and was known to stop and marvel at every flower, fern, and bird on her daily walks in the woods. With her husband Vince, she enthusiastically traveled the world. She never forgot her roots, most recently traveling back to Alabama for her father’s 90th birthday celebration, which she gracefully organized even in illness. She was a master gift-giver and maker, knitting warm wares of all kinds for loved ones and hosting knitting circles for worthy causes. She provided a deep sense of comfort to all the people, plants, and animals in her world.

Beloved wife, partner, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, she was a calm and gentle presence, whose joy in life’s beauty was contagious. This remarkable optimism is just one of many gifts she has left behind.

After being diagnosed with cancer in October 2017, Connie was lovingly cared for by her family and many friends. In her final days, she was at home, surrounded by loved ones and song, still smiling and making all those around her feel at peace. Among her last words were, “How beautiful. You’re all so beautiful.”

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Princeton University Art Museum. A memorial service is being planned for the spring.