Born: 1927
Died: February 12, 1999
Married:
Children: Ditto Nowakoski, Echo Nowakoski, Greeno Nowakoski, and Peter Nowakoski
Gregory Nowakoski was a World War II veteran. He owned the Swenson Camp on Upper Saranac Lake from 1966 to 1980.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, February 23, 1999
Gregory Nowakoski
Taos, N.M. -- Gregory Nowakoski, 72, of Taos, N.M., formerly of Upper Saranac Lake and New York City, died Friday, Feb. 12, 1999.
He studied at Princeton University and received his degree from Columbia University. Mr. Nowakoski served in the Navy in World War II and worked professionally in the Diplomatic Corps.
Survivors include his children, Ditto Nowakoski of Taos, N.M., Echo Nowakoski of Rutland, Vt., Greeno Nowakoski of Putney, Vt. and Peter Nowakoski of Princeton, N.J.; his grandchildren; and his brother, Peter Nowakoski of Kilmarnock, Va.
The family may be contacted at Box 6390, Taos, N.M.,87571.
Princeton Alumni Weekly
Alfred Gregory Nowakoski Jr. ’48
Some called him Greg, others called him Moose, but all agreed he brought much more than his Australian hat and flag to the P-rade and class gatherings. He could evoke "love at first laugh." He was quite irresistible. His death on Feb. 12, 1999, leaves us bereaved.
Moose was on his way from Salisbury School to Yale when the Navy decided the V-12 unit at Princeton was just the spot for him. He rowed on the 150-lb. crew and dined at Quadrangle until summer 1948, when he joined his father's NYC real estate firm. After two years he left for Paris and the ECA program. In 1954 he joined the Foreign Service, earned his degree from Columbia, and received his mail (serially) at Paris, Reykjavik, Nice, Tehran, Warsaw, and Bamako.
Along the way his marriage came apart, and he lived in the Adirondacks and later in NYC. He fathered three daughters, Ditto, Echo, and Greenough, and a son, Peter '90. His final years were at Taos amid friends and Ditto's loving, watchful eyes. At death he was laid out in Princeton tie -- beneath his portrait, executed by Ditto. His memorial gathering was held, fittingly, at the Alley Cantina -- a favorite watering spot. The tributes to Moose were honest and irreverent. The barman wondered if he'd been had all these years with Moose's cheery "top me off, sport."
The Class of 1948
