Daniel Kanayochukwu Okereke (1943-2020)

About Daniel 

The Class received word that Dan Okereke died April 24, 2020.

Born in Ajalli, Nigeria, Dan came to Princeton from the government school in Umuakia, Nigeria, where he played cricket, soccer, and hockey, belonged to the dramatic, debating, and outing clubs, and played piano at school functions.

At Princeton, Dan majored in chemical engineering, belonged to Quadrangle Club, played tennis and soccer, and joined the Pan African organization on campus. He roomed with Ano Ozumba ’66.

Alumni records show Brooklyn, New York, as his last address. 

Chemical Engineering Department with professors in front row; graduate students and Classmates in back row (L to R: Keetley (holding clock), Heinze (holding clock), Okereke, Kaffenberger, Wertheimer

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