David Knott C67 WG73 passed away at home in Mill Neck, NY, on October 23, surrounded by family. Throughout his five-decade career, David worked at institutions including Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Mandrakos Associates and, in 1987, founded Knott Partners, a hedge fund based on Long Island. Among his efforts to give back, he and his wife of 40 years, Virginia, endowed scholarships and professorships at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. David helped manage Penn’s undergraduate financial aid program and served on the Wharton Graduate Executive Board for nine years. He is survived by wife Ginny; children Katharine (fiancé Kevin), David Jr., and Virginia (husband Scott Jr.); and granddaughter Virginia, among others.