Peter A. Papadopoulos ’62

Peter A. Papadopoulos ’62, of Windsor, Conn.; Jan. 21. After Brown, he had marketing jobs at Procter & Gamble and the Heublein liquor company, where he rose to vice president of marketing, overseeing a portfolio that included Smirnoff vodka. During his five-decade career he also was a marketing consultant for Bacardi Rum and developed a taste for an early evening martini ritual that he carried out until his health deteriorated last year. He enjoyed gambling, particularly horse races held at Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) and Lincoln Downs (R.I.). He documented all the obstacles that arose in his life in his 2012 autobiography Against All Odds, Memoirs of a Longshot. He ran marathons, rolled dolmades, tended to his tomato garden, made hand-crafted Christmas gifts for his kids, enjoyed pickup basketball games, solved crossword puzzles, and played cribbage, bridge, and chess. He is survived by his wife, Claudia; five children; 13 grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law; and his former wife, Josephine Marchetti.