Jules Van Dyck Bucher '28
Jules Bucher, a documentary filmmaker, of Warrenton, Va., died July 9, 1996. He prepared at Peekskill Military Academy. At Princeton he majored in physics and astronomy. He did postgraduate study at Harvard and Yale, where he helped set up a technical film unit for studying child development. He also did a similar project at Vassar. During WWII he produced films for the Office of War Information. After the war he continued film work for the Dept. of State and the USIS.
Jules traveled in many countries making documentary and educational films for U.S. Technical Aid programs. He worked with Louis de Rochemont Associates. He helped numerous fledgling filmmakers in the developing world with classes and workshops. One of his documentary films, Window Cleaner, was chosen by the Museum of Modern Art in New York for its permanent collection of classic American documentaries.
Jules married Miriam Bell June 28, 1940. They have one son, Van Dyck Bucher. Miriam was also interested in motion picture production as a scriptwriter and editor, and accompanied Jules on numerous trips abroad. They moved to Warrenton in 1976. Jules was a member of the Explorer's Club and the New York chapter of the Screen Directors' Guild.
He attended our 50th reunion and always maintained a loyalty to Princeton. The class extends its deep sympathy to Miriam and their son.
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Ernest E. George '31
Ernest E. "Monk" George died of a stroke Nov. 24, 1996, in Bend, Oreg., where he and his wife had made their home in recent years. He was 86. As an undergraduate he was too light for many sports, but was crew coxswain for Princeton rowing teams. Upon graduation, he was employed by General Electric Co. and served as an engineer in GE plants in or near Beverly Hills; Worcester; Schenectady, N.Y.; and Edmore, Mich., where he was plant manager for GE's carbaloy division. A member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, Ernie had been in charge of the War Emergency Radio Service for Schenectady County during WWII.
Ernie retired from GE in 1967, and tried retirement living in St. Croix (six years), California (five years), and settled in Bend in 1977. He was a model- railroad buff, and gave his huge layout to a club in Bend, where it is on display.
He is survived by his wife, Blanche L. George, a daughter, Betty Jane Commisky, and seven grandchildren. The class extends its condolences to them.
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Charles H. Stephens '32
Charles died Aug. 27, 1996, in the Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C.
Upon graduation Charles joined the family business, then the Buffalo Fire Appliance Corp., eventually succeeding his father as president in 1938. Eight years later he sold the family's interest in the business and turned his attention to investments. This led to managerial positions in several research and engineering companies allied with the aircraft and automotive fields. For a time he was president of Crescent Niagra Corp., and later became chairman of the executive committee and consultant to U.S. Rubber Reclaimers Co. He retired in 1980. He served on the board of Hobart and William Smith colleges of Geneva, N.Y., and was first president of the Moore Regional Hospital Foundation in Pinehurst, N.C.
Charles is survived by his wife of 64 years, Claire, a son, Charles H. Jr., a daughter, Judith Ressel, six grandchildren, and eight greatgrandchildren. The class sympathizes with all of them in the loss of one who led such a productive and active life.
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Clinton Ethelburt Brush III '33 *35
Bert died in a hospital in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 20, 1996, after an operation. He was 85 years old.
He was a native of Nashville and prepared at Lawrenceville. He was one of the best known, best liked, and most active members of our class. He was on the Tiger board for four years, was active in the Triangle Club, and served as its president senior year. He was a coxswain with the 150-pound crew, a cheer leader, and a member of Cap and Gown. At graduation he was voted the best all around man outside of athletics, the best dressed, and he came in second as the handsomest.
After graduation, Bert did his graduate work in architecture at Princeton, interrupted by a year's study in France. He received his MFA degree in 1935 and for the next 57 years practiced architecture in Nashville, for many years with the firm of Brush, Hutchinson and Gwinn, the latter being our own Bob Gwinn. They were responsible for the law and divinity school buildings at Vanderbilt U., the Nashville Children's Theater, the Cumberland Science Museum, and for several school buildings and churches. Bert served as president of the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects and was a director of that organization. Bert had the useful and busy career which his classmates would have predicted for him.
He wrote a moving tribute to his friend and our classmate José Ferrer in our 1992 summer newsletter. Bert's wife, Martha Stockton Brush, died in 1990. He is survived by his children, Clinton E. IV, Richard S., and C. Beeler, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
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William Langstaff Crow '33
Bill Crow died Nov. 29, 1996, after an extended illness. He grew up in Rye, N.Y., and prepared for Princeton at Hotchkiss.
In college he played freshman soccer, was advertising manager of the Tiger, and skippered the winning intercollegiate yacht; he was commodore of the Princeton Yacht Club. He was a member and officer of Cap and Gown. In 1936 he married Barbara Baker in Grosse Point, Mich.
After a year in South America with W. R. Grace and Co., Bill joined the family business, the William L. Crow Construction Co., in NYC, which had been founded by his great-grandfather in 1840. He became its head when he was 26 at the death of his father. The company completed major projects in the U.S. and abroad, including the Princeton Club of New York.
During WWII, Bill served in the Army Corps of Engineers in the Mideast and rose to the rank of major.
Bill was an active, widely known,l and highly regarded leader of our class. He was an effective fund-raiser. His son Bill '63 properly refers to his father's "abiding sense of obligation to repay some of the benefits of the education he received at Hotchkiss and Princeton."
We extend our sympathy to Bar, to Bill Jr., and to the Crow's four daughters, Margo C. Reis, Barbara, Sandra C. Shek, and Ella C. Hayes.
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Reuben Moores Morriss Jr. '33
Rube Morriss died Sept. 9, 1996.
He grew up in St. Louis and Chicago and came to Princeton from Lawrenceville. He was a swimmer, played water polo, belonged to the Pistol Club, and was active in the Theatre Intime. He roomed with Andy Smith all four years and belonged to Elm Club.
After graduation Rube went to work for the American Lumber and Treating Co., headed by his father. He interrupted his work for them in order to serve a four year tour with the 8th Air Force, where he held the rank of major in combat intelligence. Rube spent most of his business career in St. Louis in the wood- treating chemicals field; for much of his career he was president of R. M. Morris and Co., which was engaged in that business.
Rube married Annette Wynne in Fordyce, Ark., in 1934. She passed away five years ago. He is survived by his wife, Helen Oliver Morriss; his son, Reuben M. III '58; his daughter, Annette W.; and a grandson Edward W. '92, whose father, Thomas W. '63, died in 1977. Rube was an active and respected member of our class and a supporter of the university. He will indeed be missed.
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Henry John Oechler '33
Hank Oechler died Nov. 12, 1996, at New York Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage. He had suffered a stroke 10 days before. He was 84.
Hank lived in Woodhaven, N.Y., and came to college from Lawrenceville. He was a member of Campus Club and roomed with Thayer Talcott, Grant Waldref, and Mort Burroughs. He attended Yale Law School, graduated in 1936, and practiced law in NYC. He was with the firms of Stanchfield & Levy and Pruitt, Hale & McIntyre prior to WWII.
After service with the Judge Advocate General's Dept. during the war, he became a member of Pruitt, Coursen, Oechler & McLaughlin. In 1955 he became the assistant general counsel and corporate secretary of Avco Corp., which is now part of Textron Corp. He remained in that position until 1964 when he became v.p. in charge of international operations, a position he retained until he retired in 1976.
Hank and his wife of 61 years, Convere McAden, were married in 1935; she survives him, as do two sons, Hugh M. '65 and Henry J. Jr. '68, and two brothers, Charles '30 and William '37.
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Robert D. Hazlett '46
Bob died Dec. 4, 1996 at his home in Fox Chapel in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was 72.
A lifelong Pittsburgher, he graduated from Shady Side Academy there, and entered Princeton in June 1942, becoming a history major. In the Marine Corps V-12 program, he served three years in the southwest Pacific and Japan as a 2nd lieutenant. He graduated with honors June 1947 and received his law degree at Harvard.
With time out in 1951-52 for Korean War service, Bob practiced as a law partner, specializing in municipal finance, retiring from the firm of Eckert Seamans in 1994. He was an elder and member of Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, past trustee of Winchester Thurston School, and a founding board member of the Excellence for Education Foundation at Fox Chapel School District.
Bob was a most loyal Tiger, enjoying the 50th reunion of '46. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Ann Franklin, three daughters, Catherine H. Bollinger, Elizabeth, and Margaret '88, and a granddaughter, Ruth T. Bollinger. The class extends heartfelt sympathy to the family.
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Jerome Paul Hochschwender '46
Jerry died at his home in Rye Beach, N.H., Aug. 28, 1996, of pancreatic cancer. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he came to Princeton with a group from Polytechnic Preparatory Day School.
During WWII, he served with the Army Field Artillery, taking part in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and central Europe campaigns. He resumed liberal arts at Princeton in 1946, becoming a member of Cannon Club. He graduated in June 1947.
In May 1957, Jerry married Claire Hamel. They lived in Westchester County, N.Y., and Andover, Mass., before building their home in Rye Beach. Jerry owned a succession of businesses and distributorships. In New Hampshire, he and Claire, with sons Tony, Tim, and David, opened a successful nursery garden center. He sold this several years ago when he retired; he kept busy with home, family, and church.
Jerry will be remembered for his great love of life, sense of humor and fun, and his goodness and kindness. He was indeed an ideal husband, brother, father, grandfather, and friend to those closest. He is survived by his wife, Claire, sons Tony, Tim, and David, daughters Jody Withycombe and Amy Peters, 12 grandchildren, and his brother, George A. '43, to all of whom the class wishes to express its deepest sympathy.
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John Tower Funkhouser '50
John Funkhouser died in Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 1, 1996, following a long struggle with emphysema caused by an inherited enzyme deficiency.
John came to Princeton from Montclair [N.J.] H.S. "Funk" was a chemistry major, a JV football player, a member of Tiger Inn, and the kind of bridge player you like to have as a partner. After graduation, he received his doctorate in analytical chemistry from MIT and started work with DuPont. He later joined Arthur D. Little in Boston where he was an early leader in environmental consulting, founding Arthur D. Little's Center for Environmental Assurance. John retired from ADL as v.p. after managing the firm's L.A. office.
John always was active in community affairs, both in Weston, Mass., where he and his wife, Jane, lived for 22 years, and in L.A. The city council of L.A. honored him for his efforts in developing a longrange plan for the city's Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.
More that anything else, John was a man of principle, remarkable also for his courage, a trait fully displayed during his long illness. He was a devoted husband and father and a staunch friend. The class extends its deepest sympathy to Jane, his wife of 40 years, his sons, Edward K. '82 and Thomas, his daughter, Susan, his five grandchildren, and to his brother, Edward.
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John Taylor Huddleson '51
John Huddleson died of Lou Gehrig's disease Oct. 12, 1996.
John was not only a dedicated member of '51 but a longtime major part of the life of Pennington, N.J. He was its mayor from 196065 and a councilman from 196872. He served on its recreation committee and was actively involved with the local Boy Scouts. As a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, John was a senior warden, verger, and director of acolytes and lay readers. The citizens of Pennington loved him.
John came to '51 from Exeter. At Princeton he majored in psychology and was a member of Cannon Club and the cross country team. For many years, he was the expert and longsuffering chairman of our off-year reunions.
His business career was in bank marketing with National State Bank and CoreStates New Jersey.
John is survived by his wife, Carol, daughters Mary Elizabeth, Sara, and Amy, and sons John and Scott.
The class regrets their loss of a very special guy and sends them its condolences.
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Harry F. Pohlmann '51
Buzz died of a heart attack Nov. 4, 1996. He was a longtime resident of Middletown, N.Y. He prepped at Exeter. At Princeton he was a psychology major, a member of Terrace Club, and active in, among others, WPRU, Orange Key, Catholic Club, Republican Club, Pre Med Society, and the Psychology Club. He roomed with Art Patchett, Bill Benedict, John Headly, and Charlie Wulfing.
Buzz graduated from Columbia Law School and spent several years with Opinion Research in Princeton. Then his career was in labor relations and human resources with Champion Paper in New York and Intl. Harvester in Chicago.
In addition to Barbara, his wife of 42 years, Buzz is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, William and Karen '87, and by his sister, Grace.
The class offers its condolences on their loss.
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Costas Michael Hadgiantoniou '53
With sorrow we record the death of Costas Hadgiantoniou Sept. 19, 1996, in Athens, Greece.
Unfortunately for us, Costas was at Princeton only his freshman year. He completed his education at Columbia and became associated with American Express. He then joined the New York bureau of Ceres Hellenic Shipping Ltd., concentrating on operations, chartering, and marine insurance. He was rewarded for his skills and promoted to managing director of Ceres's offices in Piraeus, Greece. During Costas's highly successful career, Ceres utilized electronic systems and services which kept freight problems at a minimum and brought hydrofoil service to the Greek waters.
In 1962 Costas married Maria Lazarides, a former Greek girls swimming champion. The happy couple was blessed with three children, daughter Avra (Mrs. Nick Anagnosiou) and sons Michael, an NYU alumnus, and Christos, who attended the British Shipping and Charterline School. Costas was devoted to Princeton and grateful for the opportunity to have gone there.
Sympathy to our friend Costas may be expressed by contributing to: Class of '53 Memorial Scholarship, c/o Class Treas. John Strong, 8785 W. Orchid Island Circle, #202, Vero Beach, FL 32963.
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