Burnham Hockaday '19
Burnham "Burnie" Hockaday, the last surviving member of the Class of '19, died Dec. 30, 1996, at home. He was 100. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., where he spent his entire life. He attended the Country Day School, now known as Pembroke Hill. He served in WWI as a 1st lieutenant, first in the trenches in France and later in the Army of Occupation in Germany. After the war, he returned to Princeton and graduated in 1921.
He returned to Kansas City and worked as a manufacturer's representative, covering much of the Midwest by car. He retired when he was 85. He was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, the University Club, and the Kansas City Country Club. For two years, he was president of the Princeton Club of Kansas City and on the area Alumni Council. As a member of the latter, he persuaded the national Alumni Council to hold their 1958 convention in Kansas City.
He was a devoted husband and father and was blessed with many friends who enjoyed his warm and gentle sense of humor. Clara, his wife of 59 years, predeceased him in 1994. His son, John '62, died of cancer in 1962. Burnie is survived by his daughter, Laura R., who is the society editor of the Kansas City Star; his nephew, Irvine O. '58, who is president and CEO of Hallmark Inc.; and many grand- and great-grandnieces and nephews.
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Henry William Bradbury '24
Henry William Bradbury died Feb. 15, 1995. Born July 30, 1901, in Kingston, Pa., he was the son of an electrical engineer who worked for Kingston Coal Co.
He was a member of the football, baseball, and basketball teams at Kingston H.S. At Princeton, he played for the university orchestra and the football squad. He married Ruth Welliver Hile of Allentown, Pa., in 1927 in Rio de Janeiro. She died Apr. 26, 1996.
His career in the utility business took him to Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba. His hobbies included playing violin with amateur groups; he also studied the history of violin making.
He is survived by his daughter, Dr. Diane B. Fischer, and two grandchildren, Henry Bradbury Fischer and Gwendolyn Elizabeth Magnan.
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C. E. Nightingale Jr. '27
We have just received word that C. E. Nightingale Jr. died Apr. 17, 1996. He lived in West Harwich, Mass., for the last five years of his life with his granddaughter, Mrs. Joanne MacClellan.
Craig came to us from Greenwich [Conn.] H.S. He was a member of the freshman and varsity lacrosse squads and of Gateway Club. Senior year, he roomed in Dod with O. W. F. Hahner.
After graduation, he engaged in engineering work with his father, Craig Sr., who was a member of the Class of 1898. In 1937, he became general manager of the Peekskill Gravel Co. in Peekskill, N.Y. During WWII, he was a warrant officer in the Engineer and Transportation Corps of the Army. After the war, he worked for the American Cyanamid Co.
From 1950-85, he was a residential builder in Greenwich, Conn., and in 1985 he retired and moved to Brewster, Mass. Craig married Aloise Dickinson in the University Chapel in 1931. She predeceased him in 1991.
He is survived (in addition to Mrs. MacClellan) by his daughter, Mrs. Audrey Greenwald (who sent the news of his death), two other grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. To them, the class extends its sympathy.
The Class of 1927

John S. Thompson '27 *28
John S. Thompson died Nov. 30, 1996, at Waverley Heights Retirement Center in Gladwyne, Pa.
Tommy came to us from South Side H.S. After graduating with a BS in engineering, he received a degree in chemical engineering from Princeton. He spent his entire active business life with Sun Oil Co. He retired in 1971 as superintendent of its oil refinery at Marcus Hook, Pa., on the Delaware River. He was instrumental in developing the Hondry process for making jet fuel which played a major role for the U.S. during WWII.
He married Ruth Dutton in 1933. She died in 1994, leaving a son, John Jr. '56, a daughter, Marianne Burt, four grandsons, and two great-grandchildren. A grandson, Michael, graduated from Princeton in 1988. To them the class extends its sympathy.
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Daniel Brooks Barlow '28
The class was saddened to learn of the death of Brooks Barlow on Oct. 2, 1996. Brooks grew up in Germantown, Pa., where he attended Germantown Academy. At Princeton he majored in electrical engineering and was a member of Arbor Inn. In 1928 he married Helen Kuhn, of Chestnut Hill, who survives him. They had two daughters, Sally Briggs and Nancy James, and a son, Jacob '58. There are 10 grandchildren (one is Class of '79) and seven greatgrandchildren.
Until WWII, they lived in Germantown, where Brooks had various jobs, and during which time he became a life member of the Union League of Philadelphia. During the war he was a "Buck Sergeant" in the Air Force, stationed at Lowry Field, Colo.
After the war they moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., where he went to work in the family firm of Standard, Coosa, Thatcher, a cotton spinning and yarn company of which he was secretary/treasurer when he retired in 1969. While in Tennessee he and his wife had a cabin on Lake Chickamauga, where they enjoyed boating and where photography became an interest.
Upon retirement they returned to Chestnut Hill. Brooks never missed Princeton reunions and was several times chairman of offyear reunions. He will be sorely missed. The members of the class extend their deep sympathy to Helen and the children.
The Class of 1928

Thomas Moffat Bloch '29
Tom died Nov. 15, 1996. He had prepared for college at Exeter. At Princeton he was on the golf squad, roomed with Andy Harper, and belonged to Charter Club. He went into Bloch Bros. Tobacco Co., founded by his grandfather, and became president in 1947. He was also active in a number of other corporations and charitable organizations. He was v.p. of the Ohio Valley Hospital and received honorary degrees from Davis & Elkins College and Bethany College. During the war he served in Europe with the Air Force, retiring as major. He was active in Republican finance committees at both state and national levels. Tom continued as a golf enthusiast and belonged to several golf clubs, including St. Andrews. In 1932 he married Nancy Fulton, who is deceased. He is survived by a son, Stuart, and two daughters, Martha McLanahan and Quarrier Cook. The class extends sincere sympathy to Tom's family.
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Lloyd A. Free '30
Lloyd A. Free died Nov. 11, 1996, at a nursing home in Bethesda, Md. Son of a Republican congressman, he was born in San Jose, Calif. He was valedictorian of our class.
He became a founder of accurate public opinion surveys. He taught in China for a year and went to Stanford for a law degree but became a commentator for the BBC & CBS. He returned to teach at Princeton, but left in 1942 a member of Foreign Broadcasting Listening Service.
After the war he worked with UNESCO and the State Dept. He returned to Princeton, and in 1968 he published, along with Prof. Hadley Cantril, a landmark study for the Institute for Intl. Social Research, that pointed out that Americans believe in small, low tax government but support big expensive programs. He retired from the Institute in 1981.
Lloyd is survived by two sons, Peter and Andrew, two daughters, Christine and Kathleen Grant, a sister, Geraldene Fletcher, and a grandson. To them, the class extends deepest sympathy.
The Class of 1930

Frank Randolph Decker '32
Frank Decker died Nov. 24, 1996, about one year after he was diagnosed with cancer. He had lived in Garden City, Long Island, until he moved to Essex, Conn., several years ago.
He married Marjorie Marony in 1931, and after graduation, he entered the trucking business. In 1933 he began working for the ACME Fast Freight Inc., a nationwide domestic freight forwarder in NYC, eventually becoming head of their trucking division. He retired in 1970.
During WWII, Frank served in the Navy in anti-submarine surveillance unit, devoting much time to plotting aircraft coverage for all U.S. ship convoys entering or leaving the Mediterranean Sea; he retired with the rank of commander.
Marjorie died in 1943. Frank married Gertrude R. Thompson, a widow, acquiring a stepson, E. Clark Thompson '52. Gertrude survives Frank, as do Peter, his son by Marjorie, seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. The class mourns with them the loss of this loyal Princetonian and genial classmate.
The Class of 1932

George Hammond Gurley '32
A lifelong citizen of Kansas City until his retirement, George Gurley died Aug. 9, 1996. For many years he was president and general manager of Packer Publishing Co., which among other things published a food and vegetable business newspaper with a national circulation. Selling his trade paper publishing business in 1963, he continued working for the new owners until he retired to southwestern Missouri in 1968.
During WWII, George was an officer aboard the USS Chilton. Active in the affairs of his community, George was a member of the board of St. Luke's Hospital, he did various jobs for the Episcopal Church, and served in the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
George is survived by his wife of 60 years, Agnes, a son, George H. Jr., two daughters, Janet Whitman and Ann Rogers, eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. To all of them the class expresses its sincere condolences.
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Andrew Gifford Agnew II '33
Giff died Nov. 12, 1996, at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn., after a prolonged illness.
He grew up in NYC and came to college from Hotchkiss. He came from a family with long and extended connections with Princeton. In the Nassau Herald published at our graduation, he was able to list nine relatives who had attended or were attending Princeton.
He was a member of Quadrangle Club and roomed senior year with Don Johnson, Bud Crouse, Barney Koren, Charley Root, and Jud Corrigan.
He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and rose to the rank of captain. After the war, he was associated with several investment advisory firms and worked for some time with Ward Howell and Associates, an executive placement firm. Giff had homes in Greenwich, Nantucket, and Vero Beach. He was a competent and enthusiastic golfer and worked at his game as long as he was able to do so.
The quality that stands out about Giff was his concern for others. A lifelong bachelor, he was a generous benefactor of many worthy organizations including the university, and, without many people knowing, he helped individuals in need.
Giff was a loyal alumnus and a faithful and active member of our class. He will be sorely missed.. He is survived by three brothers, George B. Jr. '32, Charles D. '38, and David P. '48, and one sister, Madelaine Dykema.
The Class of 1933

Wilbert Joseph Shinn '33
Joe Shinn died in Easton, Md., Oct. 16, 1996, two days after his 86th birthday. He lived in Princeton for many years, graduated from Princeton H.S., attended Hun School, and lived at home during college.
After college he spent two years surveying and then joined the New Jersey Geodetic Dept. He taught at Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H., from 1939-42. During WWII he was a training supervisor at Grenier Air Force Base. After the war, he was a licensed land surveyor and professional planner for the State of New Jersey and was an expert at laying out subdivisions.
At our 20th he reported "a profitable hobby of restoring old farmhouses and shapely waterborne craft such as yawls, dinghies, and so forth." That helps explain why since 1978 Joe lived on Maryland's Eastern Shore. There he faithfully attended all Princeton functions and also those of the St. Andrews Society. A friend reported, "You should see the two of us in our kilts."
Joe's first wife, Alice Thompson Shinn, died in 1969. He is survived by his wife, Lorna Carlin Shinn, whom he married in 1973, and by three children, Pamella S. Wooley, Peter S., and Melissa, four stepchildren, Nona, Jane, Judith, and John Chadwick, six grandchildren, and one great-grandson.
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Edward Strong Wilson '33
Ed Wilson died peacefully at his home in Columbia Cross Roads, Pa., Aug. 20, 1996, after a long bout with cancer.
He was born in Seattle, Wash., but grew up in Montclair, N.J., and came to Princeton from Montclair H.S. At Princeton he was a member of Gateway Club. After college he began a career in financial and securities analysis, which, although interrupted by service with the Army in Europe during WWII, nevertheless spanned more than five decades and involved being a partner or research director at a number of NYC firms.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s he was president of the Assn. of Customs Brokers and of the New York Society of Securities Analysts. He was chairman of the Foreign Field Trip Committee of the Financial Analysts Federation and always took pride in the successful trips to European financial capitals which he ran for them in 1961 and 1964.
Ed spent much of his time on his family's Century Farm in Columbia Crossroads where he raised Newfoundland dogs. He served as president of the Newfoundland Club of America from 1958-62.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Evelyn Sprague Wilson, by his daughter, Dr. Heather Weber, his sons, Rockwell S., and Chistopher S. '71, 10 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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Frank E. Bell '35
Frank Bell, born in 1912 in White Plains, N.Y., died Dec. 4, 1996, after a short, heartrelated illness. He leaves his wife, the former Rosamund Purdy, whom he married in 1945, two sons, Frank E. III '68 and Charles E. '76, a daughter, Elizabeth, and five grandchildren.
During freshman year Frank left Princeton, where he had been a stalwart on the freshman football team, to assist his family in New York. Later he returned to his college studies, graduating in 1938 from the U. of Illinois, where he played football for Bob Zuppke.
During WWII, Frank was athletic officer aboard the USS Princeton, which was bombed and sunk by the Japanese off Luzon in the Philippines. He returned to civilian life as a lt. commander and resumed his career in education, coaching sports, and teaching math. The schools at which he coached and taught were Williston Academy, Williams College, Hotchkiss School, and Mercersburg Academy. He retired from coaching in 1963, but continued to teach until 1980. For six summers he was director of Long Lake Lodge, a tutoring camp in North Bridgton, Maine.
The class is proud of Frank's war record and his academic and coaching careers. We commend the family for maintaining its love for Princeton, and we send our deepest sympathy to them all.
The Class of 1935

Thomas Snelham '35
Tom Snelham died Oct. 31, 1996. His wife of 56 years, the former Frances Hart, predeceased him in Apr. 1996. Surviving are three children, Julia Stokes, Linda SnelhamMoore, and Thomas H., and five grandchildren.
Tom was born in Townsville, Australia, in 1912, grew up in Ardsley, N.Y., and prepped at Choate. He was a member of Quadrangle Club, majored in economics with secondgroup honors, and was an intercollegiate champion wrestler and winner of a major "P." His roommates were Dick Dickinson and Jim Cowan. He received an MA in 1937 from Lincoln College, Oxford, and a CPA from Columbia U. in 1940.
He was an AAF captain during WWII and received an army commendation ribbon. Tom's business career was with Hiram Walker, Gooderham & Worts, from which he retired as senior v.p. in charge of finance. He and Fran moved from Birmingham, Mich., to Amherst, Mass., in 1994.
The class mourns the passing of an outstanding and popular classmate and sends sincere sympathy to the family.
The Class of 1935

Ward Baldwin Coe Jr. '36
Ward died Nov. 12, 1996, of a heart attack at his home in Ruxton, Md. He was 83. A graduate of the Gilman School in Baltimore, at Princeton he majored in architecture and was a member of Tower Club. In 1939 he received his law degree from Harvard. He was a partner of the Baltimore law firm of Anderson, Coe and King and predecessors. He was an assistant attorney general of Maryland (1949-52), was on the board of law examiners of Maryland (1963-72), and on the board of directors of the Maryland Bar Foundation (1979-84).
During WWII, Ward served four years in the Navy in the ranks from ensign to lt. commander, seeing action as a captain and section leader of a motor torpedo boat in Panama and the Solomon Islands. He then was a gunnery officer and assistant navigator aboard the USS Biloxi in the central Pacific theater. He was awarded four battle stars.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, the former Diana Chittenden, three sons, Henry C., Michael F., and Ward B. III '67, a daughter, Dina W., a sister, Mrs. James C. Neilson, and three grandchildren. Ward will be missed by his many friends in the class.
The Class of 1936

John Edie '36
Jack died Nov. 19, 1996. He prepared at Phillips Andover. At Princeton he majored in history. He received his master's from Columbia and also studied at the U. of Minnesota and the U. of London.
He was a secondary school teacher and administrator for 42 years, teaching first at the Evans School in Tucson and then the Collegiate School in New York. He then spent 37 years at the Blake School near Minneapolis where he taught, was chairman of its history and social studies departments, dean of the faculty, and headmaster. He also was coach of the varsity baseball and debating teams. He retired in 1978.
During WWII he served four years as a lieutenant in the Army. He was an instructor in the States and on Okinawa. In his military government post he was responsible for feeding 35,000 civilians. He concluded his military service in the Pusan, Korea, area, establishing a viable school system.
His other interests included his church and raising sheltie dogs. For 10 years after retirement he worked with the World Affairs Center at the U. of Minnesota.
Jack is survived by his wife of 56 years, Helen Graham Edie; a daughter, Priscilla Seely; sons John A. '66, Robert G., David B., James C.; a sister, Mary E. Small, and 13 grandchildren. To them the class offers deep sympathy.
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Richard Wilson Nebel '36
Dick died Nov. 12, 1996, at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. He was 81. He prepared at Rutgers Preparatory School. At Princeton he majored in chemistry and was a member of Key and Seal Club. He received his doctorate from Harvard.
He was a retired research director of the DuPont Co. During retirement he took great pleasure in studying the ecology of the Blue Ridge Mountains and photographing wildflowers on property there which he owned for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Charlene Kindig Nebel, two sons, Peter K. '67 and David W., and four grandchildren. Dick will be remembered by his friends in the class.
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Robert Victor Rafter '36
After a brief illness, Bob died Oct. 3, 1996, at the United Hospital Medical Center in Port Chester, N.Y.
He grew up in Bronxville, N.Y.; he lived in Rye, N.Y., for 18 years before his death. He prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy. At Princeton he majored in economics, was on the 150-lb. football team, and was a member of Colonial Club. After graduation from Harvard Law School, he became a member of the New York Bar Assn. and was a successful corporate and trial lawyer in NYC.
During WWII, he served five years in the Navy, rising from ensign to lieutenant. He commanded a PT boat in four major campaigns in the Pacific theater and finished his service as commander of a PT boat squadron in the Mediterranean.
Bob is survived by his wife, Veronica Newman Rafter, whom he married in 1947, sons Robert J., John R. II, daughter Marcia A. '77, sister Elizabeth H. Kennedy, cousin Robert W. Minton '40, and five grandchildren.
He was devoted to his family and Princeton and led a productive life. He will be remembered by his many friends in the class.
The Class of 1936

M. Hamilton Whitman '36
Fritz died Oct. 16, 1996. He was 82. After graduating from the Gilman School in Baltimore, at Princeton he majored in politics with honors and was a member of Cap and Gown. After graduating he and classmate Dick Adair sailed round the world in freighters.
In 1938 he became associated with the Baltimore Sun. During WWII he served five years in the Navy, most of his service being aboard the USS Alabama in the Pacific theater. He was a member of the first Naval assault battalion that entered Japan after its surrender in 1945. He retired as a lt. commander.
Returning to the Baltimore Sun after the war Fritz worked in several editorial positions until 1957. He then joined Bethlehem Steel Corp. as regional manager of media relations. He retired in 1978 and immediately became associated with Ladew Topiary Garden outside of Baltimore. His photographs and articles about Ladew were published in garden magazines in the U.S., Europe, and Australia.
Josephine, his wife of 55 years, died shortly after his death. He is survived by sons M. H. Jr. '69, William C. '71, David O. '73, daughter Ann H.W. Hurd and seven grandchildren, one of whom, Tysie Whitman, is Princeton '93. Fritz will be remember by his many friends in the class.
The Class of 1936

Edward Madison Yard '36
Ed died Nov. 9, 1996, after a long illness. He prepared at Lawrenceville, and at Princeton he majored in mechanical engineering and was a member of Arbor Inn.
For many years he was associated with John A. Roebling's Sons Company of Trenton, N.J., later to become Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. There he progressed in the positions of research engineer, combination engineer, chief project engineer to chief plant engineer. He had been granted three U.S. patents and retired in 1971.
The State of New Jersey appointed him to a committee for improving science and mathematics in secondary schools and he was also chairman of the Trenton area science and educational committee with the mission of making available to schools the many resources of industry. He was a trustee and board chairman of the New Lincoln School in NYC. After he retired, he was a consultant on firearms and ballistics. He and his wife traveled the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
Ed is survived by his wife, the former Mary Emma Howell, whom he married in 1940, daughters Barbara A., Marcia L., Dr. Sally E., who in 1980 received her PhD degree from Princeton in art and archeology, and a granddaughter, Alexandra Y. Davies. Ed was devoted to Princeton and our class. He will be remembered.
The Class of 1936

Frank Meyer II '37
Always jolly, enthusiastic Princetonian Dutch Meyer died of a heart attack Dec. 7, 1996, leaving Ginny, his wife of 50 years, sons Frank III, Steven, and Peter, and four grandchildren.
Dutch came to Princeton from Mercersburg, to which he was always loyal, where he was president of the Dramatic Society, on publications boards, and active in intramural athletics. At Princeton he majored in English. After college Dutch worked for the New York World's Fair Corp., Canadian Colonial Airlines, and the federal government before spending four and a half years in the Air Force, emerging a captain after serving with fighter outfits at France Field in the Canal Zone, the southwest Pacific, and from New Guinea to Okinawa.
He was then for 38 years a manufacturers' representative of industrial electrical materials before retiring in 1976. Becoming bored, he took courses and worked for Metropolitan Life for two years and then went with Financial Planning Co., P & R Associates, representing Mutual of New York, and, after passing a state exam, selling real estate for Fox & Lazo.
At our 30th reunion he wrote, "Returning to Princeton for reunion on that special spring weekend restores my soul, especially in these times when machines and computers dehumanize so many of mankind, for seeing classmates, even though I may not remember some of their names, reminds me that they are bond brother in '37 and, therefore, someone special. I always return from a reunion refreshed in mind and spirit, because for me it is like a two-week vacation condensed into two or three days."
The Class of 1937

Herbert David Axilrod '41
Herb Axilrod, a Ventnor, N.J., urologist of high distinction, died Dec. 12, 1996.
He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a diplomate of the American Board of Urology. Herb entered Princeton from Atlantic City H.S., graduated summa cum laude in chemistry, completed medical studies at Johns Hopkins, and trained as a urologist at Penn, followed by a residency at New Haven Hospital. Later on he taught pathology at Yale Medical School and lectured on urology at the U. of Pennsylvania.
Herb was a captain in the Army Medical Corps and served the Air Force at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida during the Korean War. He later became chief of urology at Atlantic City Hospital. His major athletic interest was sailing.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Joan Elco; sons Herbert Jr. '81 and Andrew, daughters Nancy Gemmel and Ruth Hensley, and three grandchildren. Urologists do much to ease the pains of mankind, and we old men of '41 join others in mourning Herb's passing. It comes as a shock that urologists, too, are mortal.
The Class of 1941

Joseph Fergus McFarland '42
Joe McFarland was enjoying retirement in Sun City, Fla., when he died unexpectedly from a stroke, Oct. 7, 1996.
Joe came to Princeton from St. Aloysius H.S. in Jersey City, N.J. He studied at the School for Public and Intl. Affairs and was a member of Cloister Inn. During WWII, he was a Navy lieutenant with the Seabees in the South Pacific. In 1945, while stationed in Tampa, he married, Dorene, who was a lieutenant in the Navy Nurse Corps.
Joe did graduate work at UCLA and joined the foreign service. He held consular, diplomatic, and foreign aid posts in Latin America and the Middle East. Posts included those of consul in the Netherlands Antilles and political officer of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. When assigned to Washington, D.C., he was chief, Colombia Affairs, and later special assistant to the Inspector General.
Joe was a kind and gentle man, with a lifelong interest in international politics and history. He was a loyal alumnus with fond memories of Princeton. He is survived by his wife, Dorene, and his son, Joseph B. '74, to both of whom the class extends its most sincere sympathies.
The Class of 1942

Peter Thomas Wotton '42
Peter died Nov. 3, 1996, of cancer, which he had battled for more than 16 years, in Eugene, Oreg. A community activist, he was still delivering a weekly radio commentary, Elderberry Wine, at the time of his death. He had prepared the final chapter of a series of essays, that had been aired for nearly 15 years, for broadcast the day after his death.
Peter prepared for Princeton at Catalina Island School, in California, majored in English, and was a member of Court Club. He spent nearly four years in the Army Transportation Corps during the war, serving in the American, European, and Pacific theaters, rising to 1st lieutenant.
Following the war he worked in advertising with Benton & Bowles in NYC and later as advertising and publicity manager with an air-conditioning firm in Brooklyn. But his real love was public health. Following a number of years with General Electric, in Bridgeport, Conn., he obtained a master's in public health at Yale in 1965 and served as a planner with the Regional Mental Health Planning Council, and in administration at Waterbury Hospital, in Connecticut before moving to Eugene.
Aside from his radio show, Peter was perhaps best known for loving to give and get hugs-even wearing a button that said "Hugs Heal." He is survived by his wife, Carol, his son, George, and his daughters, Jackie and Cricket, to all of whom the class offers its condolences.
The Class of 1942

Robert Everett Hastings '45
Bob Hastings died Oct. 22, 1996, of congestive heart failure in the hospital in Arlington, Va. He was 73. Bob entered Princeton from Roosevelt H.S. in the Crestwood section of Yonkers, N.Y. He served in the State Dept. as a courier, then took his degree from Princeton's School of Public and Intl. Affairs in 1947. The next year he married the former Audrey Kluczny.
Bob's career was completely devoted to the CIA, where he specialized in Soviet missile research, including some very important investigative work during the Cuban Missile Crisis of the early 1960s. In 1970 Bob joined the Earth Satellite Corp., visualizing potential to apply technology developed in the intelligence community for nonmilitary purposes. Unfortunately, he suffered a pulmonary embolism and a stroke, which forced him into early retirement.
One of his closest friends and CIA colleagues, his classmate Robert Porter, prepared a moving remembrance of Bob in which he noted that Bob was the "uncommon" man, a Renaissance figure who appreciated both logic and the absurd. Since Audrey predeceased Bob, he leaves no living relatives, but as Bob Porter noted, he left a residence full of fine books and fine old wines. Bob will be missed by many friends and former colleagues, and by those classmates fortunate enough to share his company over the years.
The Class of 1945

Lever Flegal Stewart '47
It was with a sense of real loss that his many friends received news of the death of Lever Stewart on June 17, 1996, following a prolonged battle with pulmonary fibrosis. His wife, Gwenneth, survives him as do, by his first wife, a daughter, Katherine Elizabeth, a son, Lever F. III, and a grandchild, Lindsay Frances. For years he was on the faculty of the U. of Virginia Medical School as a neurologist and electroencephalographer and during this time also continued to see patients.
Each of us is one of a kind, of course, but Lever especially so. During his years at Lawrenceville he was the Mad Scientist, concocting all sorts of infernal machines and unearthly compounds in his dormitory room and, on at least one occasion, detonating an explosion which, though luckily causing no damage, rocketed him into instant fame. He had a zany and unforgettable sense of humor-you never knew what he was going to say or do next-and at the same time was a wonderfully warmhearted, sensitive, and intelligent human being. The world will be a far less lively and interesting place without him, and the class extends its deepest sympathy to the family he leaves behind.
The Class of 1947

Donald L. Wert h'49
Our classmates are saddened by the news of the death of Donald L. Wert, an honorary member of our class. Don died Sept. 17, 1996, after a brief but valiant struggle with cancer. A native of Princeton, he and his wife Kay raised their family of five on Hodge Rd. before moving to Mantoloking, N.J. An ardent sailor, Don served as rearcommodore of the Mantoloking Yacht Club and was a former member of the Bay Head Yacht Club, the Princeton Club of N.Y., and the Springdale Golf Club. He attended both the U. of Pennsylvania and the Columbia Business School. His business career included the Hertz Corp., Ted Bates Advertising, and SAMI, a division of Time Inc. from which he retired in 1982 as a v.p.
Don will be long remembered for the help he gave his adopted class in arranging the catering for nearly every major '49 reunion, and especially for his devotion to his classmates and his enthusiasm for Princeton. His handsome ruddy face topped by a crown of white hair was a familiar sight at Princeton football games, and few will forget his infectious laugh and bonhomie. He was a most loyal and supporting friend to many of us.
We share his loss with his wife, Kay, sons Alexander and Thatcher, and his daughters, Mina Merkel, Becky Schmierer, and Libby Crowley, and the eight grandchildren to whom he meant so much.
The Class of 1949

Alan William Coles '52
Diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer in Dec. 1991, Alan Coles died Dec. 30, 1991, in the Greensville Memorial Hospital in Emporia, Va. His memorial service was held in his home parish, Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Church, in Middlesex, N.J.
Alan graduated from Seton Hall Prep School, and as a freshman at Princeton, he roomed with Jed Damerel, Bruce Coe, and Peter Poten. He withdrew during his sophomore year to attend Newark College of Engineering, graduating in 1953. He worked briefly for Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., but was drafted for service in the Army. In 1955 he returned to Weston Corp., and in 1957 joined the Emeloid Co. Inc. When he retired he was sales manager with PMS Consolidated in Somerset, N.J. In Sept. 1958, Alan married Ann Lethbridge.
He was a past president and member of the board of directors of the Society of Plastic Engineers of New Jersey. He was active in the Beaver Brook Country Club in Clinton, N.J., and the Harkers Hollow Country Club in Phillipsburg, N.J. He also maintained a residence in Hilton Head, S.C.
Alan is survived by his wife, Ann, and four children, Elizabeth, Richard Alan, Carolyn C. Jones, and Thomas Arthur. We offer them our deepest sympathy.
The Class of 1952

John Joseph Fennelly '52
John Fennelly died at his home in Shawnee Mission, Kans., Mar. 15, 1996, from complications of oat cell cancer. Eighty friends from the Midwest gathered two weeks later to remember his quick wit, sense of humor, and kind heart.
An outstanding student at Pembroke Country Day, John was class president and captain of the football team. At Princeton he majored in politics and was active in Tower Club, where he served on the executive committee. His senior roommates were John Herndon and Bob McCaw.
After graduation John volunteered for service in the Air Force, and upon completion of officers candidate school at Lackland AFB, he finished a four-and-onehalf year tour as 1st lieutenant. In Jan. 1953, he married Lana Hensley. Following the Air Force, John worked as personnel manager for the Gas Service Co., and as a manufacturer's representative. He then founded and operated ATCO Transmission Repair. In a business noted for fraud, John enjoyed an unblemished reputation.
John is survived by his wife, Lana, and his children, John J. Jr., James B., and Elizabeth. We offer them our profound condolences.
The Class of 1952

Ernest Clark Thompson '52
Four days before his death, Clark Thompson said to his lifemate Susan Sanderson, "Mrs. Bisquit, take me home." He died May 1, 1994, from complications of prostate cancer at home in Essex, Conn., overlooking his beloved Connecticut River. He was with Susan, his mother, and two of his children. Clark's exuberant spirit was reflected in his memorial service, as his ashes were scattered in Hamburg Cove on the east shore of the river. Three hundred colleagues, family, and luminaries in the field of architecture then celebrated Clark's life at his home.
At Princeton Clark majored in architecture and belonged to Dial Lodge. After completing OCS at Newport, R.I., he served five years in the Navy. He then did design work at several NYC firms and in 1962 completed an architecture degree at Columbia. His most noteworthy work was as field architect for five major projects: Champion Paper Headquarters, Philip Morris, and Hunter College with UlrichFrantzen; the AT&T Building with Philip Johnson; and PitneyBowes corporate headquarters with I. M. Pei.
At the time of his death Clark was survived by his lifemate, Susan, his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Decker '32, a stepbrother, Peter Decker, his children, Victoria, Katherine, Sarah, and Penelope, and five grandchildren. Frank Decker '32 died in 1996. To all the survivors, we extend our deep sympathy.
The Class of 1952

George S. Boolos '61
George Boolos, professor of linguistics and philosophy at MIT and president of the Assn. for Symbolic Logic, died of cancer May 27, 1996, at his home in Cambridge, Mass., surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues.
Born in NYC, George graduated from Princeton with a degree in mathematics. At Princeton he was a contributor to the Prince as a theater and music critic. Among his roommates and close friends were Ray Chiao, Layton Runkle, and the late Harris Funkenstein. After graduation he went to Oxford U. under a Fulbright, where he earned a bachelor of philosophy degree in 1963. In 1966 he received the first PhD in philosophy ever given by MIT, after which he taught at Columbia for three years, then returning to MIT.
"George Boolos was regarded as one of the greatest philosophical logicians of his generation," said a colleague in MIT's announcement of his death. "An innovator but also an outstandingly effective teacher," said another. George had recently been appointed Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy at MIT.
George is survived by his wife, Sally Sedgwick, a philosophy professor at Dartmouth; his mother, Mrs. Stephen Boolos; and a son by a previous marriage, Peter D. We join them in mourning his passing.
The Class of 1961

Stephen W. Bradley Jr. '71
Steve Bradley died Nov. 23, 1996, at his home in Towson, Md., after fighting a brain tumor diagnosed a few months before his death. He was 47.
Steve attended Skaneateles [N.Y.] H.S, where he was valedictorian. He received his Princeton degree in electrical engineering and computer science. He was a member of Cloister Inn and spent a lot of time with classmates Mike Epstein, Ken Griffin, and John Plante. Steve played clarinet in the band.
He earned a master's in electrical engineering in 1973 from Johns Hopkins U., where he was a doctoral candidate. He was principal owner of MMS Systems in Towson and was involved in many projects for the Dept. of the Treasury, Allied Signal, Bendix Corp., and Applied Expertise of Falls Church, Va.
Steve loved the outdoors, particularly swimming, water skiing, and tennis, and enjoyed traveling to national parks and vacationing at his summer home overlooking the lake at Skaneateles. Steve's love of eating was legendary. His friendship and sense of humor will be sorely missed.
Surviving are his brother, Dickinson S. Bradley, and two sisters, Helena Steates and Susan Winston Bradley. The class extends sincere sympathy to Steve's family and friends.
The Class of 1971