William M. Gladney Jr., 95, of Allentown died March 13. Survivors include his step-children, Bonnie and Alex Burns of Princeton Junction. Donations may be made to the Allentown First Aid Squad, Box 252, Allentown 08501.
Charles (Charlie) E. Moore, 75, of Beaver Dams, New York, died March 15. Survivors include a son, Kevin Moore of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Antoinette Rua, 87, of Hockessin, Delaware, died March 17. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Louis and Laura Rua of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 399 Market Street, Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Christopher A. Grassi, 45, of Plainsboro died March 18 at University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. He was a typesetter for Simon and Schuster in New York.
Survivors include his mother, Janet (Baszanda) Grassi of Plainsboro; a brother and sister-in-law, Anthony T. and Anneliese Grassi of Katie, Texas; a sister, Jennifer M. Grassi of Plainsboro; and two nieces, Emma and Audra.
Helen Pruden, 86, died March 21. Funeral services were at Congregation Beth Chaim in West Windsor. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Jerome Pruden; her daughters, Jennifer Pruden and Nancy Siegel; her son, Jeffrey Pruden; her son-in-law, Gerald Siegel; her daughter-in-law, Sheri Pruden; her grandchildren, David Siegel, Jamie Siegel, Matthew Siegel, Samantha Pruden, and Evan Pruden; her sister, Arlene Zucker; and sister-in-law, Marian Marton.
Curtis J. Diggs, 57, of Trenton died March 21. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Chrystal and Billy Woodard of Plainsboro.
Robert Bruce Royds, 68, of Plainsboro died March 23. Born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, he graduated from Fettes College in Edinburgh, Scotland, and earned his medical degree at the age of 23 from the University of London. A member of the Royal College of Physicians since 1970, he trained as a research fellow in clinical pharmacology at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London and was chief assistant to the professor of medicine and senior registrar of the medical professorial unit for several years.
He moved to the United States in 1974 to expand his expertise in clinical study design, management, monitoring, regulatory affairs, and product development as an executive with Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories in Rahway. From 1976 to 1978 he was a senior research physician for Hoffman-La Roche in Nutley. From 1979 to 1982 Royds was a consultant in clinical research and development to both government and industry, with an intense focus on the development of new cancer therapeutics.
He opened Theradex Systems, a clinical research organization, in 1982. Royds directed the scientific affairs of the company, both as an investigator and administrator in clinical research and development. He was committed to the innovation and development of novel drugs, therapies, and medical devices in the fight against cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Royds was also the principal investigator for National Cancer Institute’s clinical trial monitoring service until he resigned in October.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Marilyn; and two daughters, Elizabeth and Leslie; son-in-law, Adam; and his mother, Ailsa. Donations may be made to the Abramson Cancer Center at Hospital of University of Pennsylvania or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Mary T. Farley, 87, of South River died March 24. Survivors include her sister-in-law, Callista Farley of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or to Corpus Christi RC Church, 100 James Street, South River 08882.
