George E. Strebel '14
George Strebel died Oct. 17, 1993. He was 100. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living alumnus of the university and the last surviving member of the Class of '14.
After graduating from Princeton, he joined the Maxwell Motor Car Co. and opened his own dealership in Albany, N.Y., in 1916. After the failure of the Maxwell company, he moved to Buffalo, N.Y., in 1926 and joined Ambler Asbestos Slate and Sheeting Co.
He served as director of the Natl. Recovery Act for Vermont and Maine in 1932 and was later appointed a director of the Wage and Hour Division of the federal government.
In the early 1940s, he joined Wickwire Steel in Tonawanda, N.Y. as personnel director but soon started a career as an independent labor-relations consultant. He helped revive the Niagara Frontier Printers Assn., which became the Printing Industry Assn. of western New York.
From 1973-79, he managed S. D. Strebel and Associates restaurant equipment and supply company in Buffalo until he retired. He was president of the Graphic Arts Trade Assn. Executives national organization and was a member of the Buffalo Athletic Club, the Masons, and a life member of the Scottish Rite Consistory.
To his survivors, including three sons, eight grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren, the Princeton University community extends its deep sympathy.
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Charles Edward Whitehouse Jr. '15
Last survivor of the Class of '15 and second oldest Princeton undergraduate alumnus, Charles "Cupid" E. Whitehouse Jr., died Mar. 21, 1995, in East Meadow, N.Y. He had turned 100 May 29, 1994.
Upon graduation, Whitehouse, a language major, began teaching at Kingswood, an independent boys' academy in Connecticut. In WWI, after training with the Royal Canadian Air Force, he flew many combat reconnaissance mission in France with the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
In 1920, he founded Globe Mail Agency, Inc., a Manhattan printing and mailing service. Owner and board chairman for 72 years until 1992, thereafter he continued weekly office visits to keep in touch. For most of his life, he rode the Long Island R.R. from his Roosevelt home to N.Y.C. He was considered Long Island's senior railroad commuter as to age and patronage. Even during the worst winter in recent memory, that of 1994, he only missed two days of work.
Whitehouse's wife of 55 years, Helen, died in 1976. A son, Charles B. '46, and a daughter, Naomi Ireland, also predeceased him. To his daughters, Thelma Riley and Rowena Elaine Follett, to Doris (Mrs. Charles B.) Whitehouse w'46, ten grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren, the Princeton University community extends its deep sympathy.
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Edward S. King '22
Ed King died Mar. 8, 1995, in Baltimore. Born in Baltimore Jan. 27, 1900, he prepared at Boys' Latin School there. His friend Alfred H. Barr Jr. '22, the founding director of the Museum of Modern Art in N.Y.C., also prepared there. At Barr's urging, Ed transferred to Princeton from Johns Hopkins. Ed majored in art and archeology. The support of the department's chairman, Prof. Charles Rufus Morey, together with Barr's enthusiasm, determined the direction of Ed's life work.
He received a master's in fine arts from Princeton in 1927, a Charlotte Elizabeth Procter Fellowship in 1928, and a Marquand Fellowship in 1929. He studied Far Eastern art at Harvard, taught art history for a year at Princeton, and taught at Bryn Mawr for four and a half years.
Ed moved to Baltimore in 1934 to become the first curator of paintings and Far Eastern art at the Walters Art Gallery. He was named administrator of the gallery in 1945 and was its director from 1951-66, when he retired. After retiring, he became an excellent Sunday painter.
His marriage to Princess Tatiano Galitzine in 1932 ended in divorce in 1961. Ed is survived by son Henry '55 and grandchildren Christopher and David '89.
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Joseph C. Platt III '22
Joseph Platt died at his home in Madison, Conn., Mar. 16, 1995. After graduating from Princeton, he worked for GE until 1931 and J. Livingston and Co. in N.Y.C. He retired in 1952. He attended the Hill School and Cornell before transferring to Princeton in 1920. At Princeton, he was a member of the Glee Club. He served in WWI in the Naval Reserve.
In his hometown, Madison, he was a member of the First Congregational Church, a governor of the Madison Beach Club, and the Madison Winter Club. Joe attended many reunions, including the 70th in 1992, and contributed to our Annual Giving campaign. He is survived by his wife, Alice; two daughters; and four grandchildren.
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Winthrop T. Williams '22
We are saddened to report that Win Williams died Mar. 5, 1995 in his hometown of Westwood Hills, Kan. He was buried there Mar. 11. He was 95. Win was born Sept. 7, 1899 in Washington, D.C. In 1906 he moved to Independence, Mo. He attended Shenandoah Valley Academy and Virginia Military Institute, where he was the highest ranking man in his class. After service in WWI, he transferred to Princeton. He was a member of the Triangle Club and Tower Club.
He lived in Independence and Westwood Hills for all of his adult life and was active with the Frank Paxton Lumber Co. serving ultimately as president. To quote one of his favorite sayings, "I had one house, one job, and one wife, the best." He also served as councilman for the city of Westwood Hills and was a lifelong Democrat. His interest in music continued throughout his life.He appeared in many local musical comedies and also was master of ceremonies for a radio station in Kansas City. He is survived by wife Frances; son Winthrop; daughter Ann; two grandsons; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson.
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Daniel M. Dent '23
Daniel Dent died Oct. 14, 1994, in Middletown, Conn., close to his home in Essex.
Son of the late Elbert and Jane Miller Dent, Daniel was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Philadelphia. After graduating, Daniel earned his law degree from Temple in 1930. He became a member of the New York and Pennsylvania Bar Assns., and was v.p. of manufacturing at the Borden Co. in New York.
Daniel was active in politics, serving as chairman of the Darien Republican Committee from 1952-54, and again from 1960-68. He was also chairman of the Darien Fund in 1954 and 1956 and served as a member of the Executive Board of the Natl. Milk Council in 1956.
Daniel is survived by a son, Daniel S.; two daughters, Dorothy Dent Withers and Deborah Dent; six grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The class extends its sympathies to them and mourns the loss of one of its own.
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Moorhead C. Kennedy '23
Pete Kennedy died Feb. 9, 1995, of cancer at Calvary Hospital in New York.
Born in Chambersburg, Penn., in 1902, Pete was the son of Col. Moorhead C. Kennedy, Princeton Class of 1884. At Princeton, Pete made many close friends (among them Gates Lloyd) and was a member of Cap and Gown.
After graduation, Pete earned a degree in engineering management at M.I.T. Starting his business career with Drexel and Co. in Philadelphia in 1925, he later became a partner of the brokerage firm that was to become Janney, Montgomery Scott. He resigned to enter the Naval Reserve in 1941, and he rose to the rank of commander. After the war, Pete returned to business as v.p. of the Empire Trust Co. He retired in 1962.
In 1945, Pete purchased a summer home, Lilac Hill, on Somes Sound in Northeast Harbor, Maine. There he served on the Water Board and on the Board of the Northeast Harbor Library.
Pete is survived by his wife, Anna Scott Kennedy; two sons, Moorhead '52, and Alexander S. '62; a daughter, Mary Kennedy Adamson; eight grandchildren (including Moorhead C. III '79); and five great-grandchildren. To them, the class extends its deepest sympathies and expresses its deep respect for a life well-lived.
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Leroy W. Pritchard '23
Leroy Pritchard died Apr. 25, 1994, in Miami, where he had resided since 1940.
After graduating Princeton, Leroy continued his studies in Cambridge, Mass., graduating from Harvard Business School in 1926. He spent over 40 years as an agent for New York. Life Insurance Co. Upon moving to Florida, Leroy became very involved with his community, serving for a time as president of the Blood Donors Assn. of Dade Co.
Leroy is survived by his wife, Ruth; his daughters, Barbara Jones and Nancy Mercher; and by three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The class extends its deepest sympathies to them.
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William Sellers '23
William Sellers passed away Jan. 14, 1995, in Newtown Square, Penn.
William attended the Delancey and Haverford schools before enrolling at Princeton. After Princeton, he served as v.p. of the William Sellers Co. until the company's sale in 1958. During WWII, William took a leave of absence to become manager of the Pusey and Jones ship-building company in Wilmington, Del., building ships for the Navy and Merchant Marines.
William was a ham radio operator, obtaining a license when he was 14. He loved sailing and powerboating. He raced to Bermuda numerous times. William piloted his own plane in the 1920s and 1930s, and he once took Amelia Earhart to dinner. Hunting, fishing, and canoeing were perhaps William's greatest loves. From 1905 until his death, he never missed spending some part of each summer in Maine indulging in those activities. William was an honorary member of Philadelphia's First City Troop Cavalry and a member of the Merion Cricket Club and Radnor Hunt Club.
William is survived by his wife of 25 years, Anah-Colket McKaig Sellers (Bunty); two sons, Burton C. and Richard; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Joannah Colket Hall Glass; two granddaughters; three grandsons; one great-granddaughter; and a sister, Mrs. Henry W. Farnum. All who knew William Sellers will miss his great spirit. To his loving family, the class extends its sympathy.
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John Barclay Jr. '24
Jack died in his sleep in the early morning hours of Mar. 20, 1995, at his lifelong residence in Greensburg, Penn. "The Baron," as he was also known, would have been 95 within a month. Coming to Princeton from the Hill School, he developed his golf game, to which he became a lifelong devotee. He also loved skiing and knew many of the world's famous slopes. As a member of Colonial Club, he greatly enjoyed playing pool and billiards.
Jack succeeded his father as president of the Barclay Trust Co. of Greensburg, the Barclay Westmoreland Trust Co., and the Barclay Branch of the Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh. He retired in the late 1930s but maintained an active interest in a number of leading charitable organizations and in polishing his golf game at the Rolling Rock Club.
Soon after graduation Jack married Josephine Eicher. One of their two children, John III, predeceased him. Their daughter, Rebecca Barclay Humphrey, survives, as do her three children. Jack also is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Brody Barclay; a stepdaughter; and four step-grandchildren.
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David Mitchell Kydd '24
Dr. David M. Kydd died in Cooperstown, N.Y., Apr. 20, 1995. He had been in declining health for several months.
David had a long and distinguished career as a physician, medical researcher, and teacher. He retired to Cooperstown in 1968, having served as prof. of medicine and assoc. dean of the College of Medicine at the Downstate Medical Center of S.U.N.Y. at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn. Before his S.U.N.Y. appointment, Dr. Kydd had been an assoc. prof. of medicine at Yale Medical School. He was one of the first to apply flame photometry systematically to the analysis of electrolytes in the blood. He was an authority on metabolic diseases. Always courteous, never arrogant, he touched the lives of generations of students and grateful patients.
Born May 17, 1903, in Jersey City, N.J., he attended Riverdale School, Mt. Hermon, and Newark Academy. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1928, joined Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown in 1934 as a staff physician and research associate and remained there, with an interruption for war service, until 1948, when he returned to Yale.
During WWII, David was assigned to Ashburn General Hospital in McKinney, Tex. He rose to command the hospital, and left the Army as a lt. col. in 1946.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Beatrice Ells; a son, Paul H.; and grandsons David M. and Andrew H.
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William K. Gilbert '25
Bill Gilbert was born Jan. 3, 1903, in Port Gibson, Miss. He prepared at Mercersburg, and roomed with Jim Boohecker, Mac Ritchie, Sax Tillson, and Len Draper. He was a member of Tiger Inn. Our senior year statistics in the Nassau Herald showed that he was elected with a large majority as "Most Entertaining." He was a cheerleader in the day when they were chosen for popularity rather than agility or pulchritude.
He spent his business career with Montgomery Ward and Carson, Pirie Scott in Chicago. Our 40th reunion directory listed his address as the Virgin Islands with his hobbies: sea, sun, and sand. He moved to Naples, Fla., in 1986 and died there May 21, 1995. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Don Wison; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. His wife, Nora, predeceased him.
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Ernest Victor Heyn '25
Ernie Heyn died June 28, 1995. He was born in N.Y.C. Oct. 20, 1904, and came to us from Horace Mann School. He was on the freshman wrestling squad. He held important positions on the Tiger Board, the Theatre Intime and the Triangle Club. He roomed all four years with his boyhood friend, Harry Steeger. He was a member of Gateway Club.
After graduate work in the Univ. of Berlin, he joined Mac Fadden Publications, where he became v.p. and editor-in-chief. He was author and editor of Popular Science Books and founded Modern Screen and Sport magazines. He was editor of True Story magazine.
In WWII, he wrote 24 propaganda pieces for the OSS. He retired from the army as a lt. col. He was a member of the Dutch Treat Club and an avid patron the theater, writing several plays. He was on the board of the National Provisioner, a trade paper published in Chicago. He lived in Manhattan and Westport, Conn.
Her married Ethel Kenyon of Beverly Hills in 1942. The class extends sympathy to her; their two daughters, Delma Heyn Marek and Suzy Lockridge; a sister, Edith Myers; three granddaughters; and three great-grandchildren.
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William Cumming Johnson Jr. '25
Bill Johnson was born June 26, 1904 in Memphis, and attended University School there. A lifelong Quaker, he died in Oberlin, Ohio, May 10, 1995.
At Princeton, he earned a B.S. and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. A member of the soccer and wrestling teams, he also played in the university orchestra and was treasurer of Whig and a member of the Speakers' Assn. and Gateway. He later earned an electrical engineering. degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. and a postgraduate certificate in engineering at GE, where he worked for seven years.
He then taught at Rensselaer and Virginia Polytechnic for several years before moving to Goodyear Aerospace Corp. in Akron, where he was involved in research, gaining a patent for an airship-enclosed radar, and developing a method for calculating stresses in helicopter blades. After retiring from Goodyear, he taught engineering courses at Kent State, retiring from there in 1974.
He married Mayo Crew in 1926, and they had three children: Kenn Harvey, Carel Crew McCafferty, and EveAnne Kulberg; there are 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
He was interested in genealogy and volunteered at Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland.
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Henry Easton McMahon '25
East McMahon died at his home in Southbury, Conn., Apr. 20, 1995. He was born in Brooklyn, Jan. 15, 1902.
He attended Adelphi Academy, was manager of our freshman hockey team, a member of the Glee Club, and leader of the University Band. He was a member of Terrace. He attended N.Y.U. School of Medicine, interned at Bellevue Hospital, and practiced cardiology in Manhattan. He retired in 1969.
In WWII, he served in the Navy, earning the rank of captain. He was asst. medical officer in the Panama Canal Zone and served on several ships in the Pacific. He was a member of several patriotic societies, including the Naval Order of the U.S. (Executive Council) and was the first medical director of the United Nations (Lake Success).
He was president (1955/58) and honorary fellow of the N.Y. Cardiological Society and lectured on heart disease over WNYC Radio. Associated with various hospitals, including St. Clare's and Doctors, he was consulting cardiologist for organizations including Eastern Airlines and American Export Lines and was head of the medical dept. of Pfizer, Inc.
He was a member of the University Club of N.Y.C., the Manhassett Bay Yacht Club, and the Army and Navy Club of Washington, D.C.
In 1937, he married Jacquiline Tompers who died in Dec. 1994. He is survived by two sons, Tom '63 and Jeffrey '66, and five grandchildren.
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Julian Street Jr. '25
Pete Street, son of the noted author, was born in N.Y.C. Oct. 26, 1902. He died in Norfolk, Conn., Jan. 17, 1995. He prepared at Gilman School.
Pete was a prominent, popular member of the class. He was editorial chairman of the Daily Princetonian and cowrote a Triangle Club production, The Scarlet Coat. He was a member of Colonial and graduated with honors in English.
He became a reporter for the Paris edition of the N.Y. Herald Tribune. Back in America, he worked as a scriptwriter for NBC, where his adaptation of Booth Tarkington's Penrod was the first popular book to be adapted for broadcasting. In WWII, he organized the Book and Author War Bond Committee. He was v.p. of the Theodore Roosevelt Assn. and director of the Manhattan School of Music. He directed the education services of the U.S. Steel Corp. for 16 years before he retired in 1967.
He was a member of the Univ. Club of New York, the Century Assn., the Coffee Club, the Natl. Press Club, and the Dutch Treat Club. He was a past pres. of the Norfolk C.C., and he won the club's golf championship while in his 80s.
He is survived by his wife, Hella Morovec Street; daughters Amanda Palmer and Claudia Smith from his first marriage to the late Narcissa Vanderlip Street; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
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Arthur M. Young '27
Arthur M. Young died of cancer May 30, 1995, at his home in Berkeley.
He came to us from the Haverford School, won the Class of 1861 and Bulit prizes, and majored in mathematics.
Convinced that a machine that could fly vertically was practical, Arthur set up a workshop in his father's barn in Radnor, Penn., where he tested his ideas. Many of his machines blew up from stress, while he hid behind a woodpile. Eventually, however, he developed stabilizers that enabled them to hover.
In 1942, after 14 years of experimentation, he produced the first helicopter to be certified by the Civil Aeronautics Administration as safe for commercial use, and he also developed the first helicopter with an enclosed cockpit for Bell Aircraft. His model Bell 47D, hangs in the Museum of Modern Art Gallery in N.Y.C.
Arthur left Bell in 1947 and wrote several books on philosophy. He later set up an organization at Berkeley called The Institute for the Study of Consciousness.
Arthur married Priscilla Page in 1933. They divorced in 1948, and he married Ruth Forbes Young, an artist and a founder of the Intl. Peace Academy, who survives him. To her, the class extends its sympathy in the loss of one of its most original and brilliant thinkers.
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Mahlon Dickerson Ogden Jr. '29
Mahlon died July 16, 1994, in his home city of Little Rock. He prepared at Culver and Lawrenceville. At Princeton, he roomed with Bill Ballenger, and was in Key & Seal. He played freshman and scrub football and was a freshman wrestler. Although Princeton did not compete in boxing, Mahlon had an outstanding career as an amateur heavyweight, taking part in many tournaments around the country, including the Golden Gloves. He went to Johns Hopkins Medical School and practiced as a surgeon in Little Rock until he retired. He is survived by a son, David; two daughters, Jane Howser and Sue Randall; and a brother, John The class extends sincere sympathy to Mahlon's family.
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Joseph Very Quarles '29
Joe, who was serving his second term as class president, died May 9, 1995. He prepared at Milwaukee Country Day School and at Hotchkiss, where a holiday was observed when Joe scored the highest in the country on the College Boards that year. At Princeton, he was in Cap & Gown and had a remarkable record of achievement. He won the Pyne Honor Prize, was secretary of the Undergraduate Council, chair of the Prom Committee, and served as secretary and president of our class. He attended Harvard Business School for one year. He started his business career with the Simmons Co. and was president of the company when he retired. He worked for some years in Kenosha, Wisc., where he was active in philanthropic and public affairs. He moved to Greenwich, Conn., and was involved with the Round Hill Club and Round Hill Association.
An incidental fact about Joe, known to his friends, was his phenomenal command of poetry, seeming to know volumes by heart. He was an ardent bird-watcher and conservationist, and was treasurer of the Audubon Society.
In June 1941, Joe married Mary Luise Fronheiser. She survives, as do their children, Joseph V. III '55 and Julia (Mrs. Kristaps Keggi). The class extends its sincere sympathy to Joe's family.
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Edward R. Duer Jr. '31
Edward R. Duer, having battled three successive strokes, died Nov. 5, 1994, in Salt Lake City. Born in N.Y.C., he prepared at St. Mark's. At Princeton, he was active in debating and was in the Right Wing Club, Clio Hall, Philadelphia Society, and Colonial Club. After one year at Columbia Law, he became a securities analyst for Dick and Merle-Smith.
Ed joined the Army in 1941, but was discharged after a year because of severe asthma. He entered government service in 1944 as industrial analyst with the War Production Board in Tangier, and he became consul in Casablanca in 1946, where he married Nadia de Likatscheff.
He moved to Frankfurt in 1947 for a three-year stint as chief of export control section of the Allied Military Government. In 1950, he was transferred to Italy as chief statistician of the Leghorn Military Base.
In 1952, he started the Anglo-American Book Co., which distributed books from the U.S., Great Britain, and Germany. In 1968 he settled in Salt Lake City where he did full-time charity work. His last two months were spent in a nursing home.
He is survived by his wife; daughter, Claudia Boddy; and two grandchildren. To his family and his many friends, the class extends sincere sympathy for the loss of this fascinating man.
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Laurence C. Ward '31
Laurence C. Ward died June 17, 1995, in Vero Beach, Fla., at Indian River Memorial Hospital after a series of serious problems. Born in Newark, N.J., he attended Lawrenceville. At Princeton, he was a member of the Intra-Collegiate Athletic Committee, the Thursday Afternoon Club, and Cap and Gown.
Living in South Orange, N.J., he was treasurer of American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corp. in N.Y.C. Later, he moved to Princeton. In 1976, he moved to Vero Beach. Larry served in the Navy from 1943-45 on shore duty, and left with the rank of lieutenant.
Larry became executive v.p. of finance and a director of American Standard, was a member of the Council of Financial Executives, the Natl. Industrial Conference Board, the Advisory Committee of Chase Manhattan Bank, and a director of the Clark Equipment Co.
Larry is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; two daughters, Beverly Docter and Patricia White; a brother, Robertson D. Ward; five grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. His son died four years ago. To all his family, our sympathy goes out for the loss of our dynamic classmate, who was such a faithful Princetonian and '31er in many ways. We all will miss him.
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Donald Hamilton Randell '32
Don Randell died July 10, 1995, in Pineland, Fla., where he had retired in 1967. He had become a southwest Florida legend for his contributions to the study of archeology and his concern for the environment.
Having majored in geology at Princeton, Don spent several years with the U.S. Trust Co. analyzing prospects for oil and mining companies. After WW II, he continued to contribute his expertise to the Home Insurance Co. in New York., then in 1954, he left to work for several other investment firms in the analysis of oil and mining companies.
After he moved to Florida, Don and his wife, Patricia, devoted themselves to archeology, giving 56 acres of their Pine Island property to the Univ. of Florida to explore as an archeological site. The curator in archeology at the Natural History Museum in Gainesville observed that Don's "support for archeology and environmental education has benefited thousands of adults and children."
In WWII, having kept up his commission as a reserve officer, Don served with the 26th infantry division in France, earning four battle stars and retiring as a lt. col.
He is survived by Patricia, his wife of 54 years, sons Crandon and Frederik, daughter Deborah, and three grandchildren. The class mourns with them the loss of this fine man.
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Harris Russ Connick '34
Harris Connick, a descendant of the Russ and Connick families, who were among the early settlers of Humboldt County, Calif., died Oct. 28, 1994, in Ferndale. He was a rancher there for more than 40 years and owned Connick Livestock Co.
Active in the livestock industry, he was a member of the Cattlemen's Assn., the Wool Growers' Assn., and the Farm Bureau. He was also interested in community activities, including the Lytel Foundation, the Ferndale Repertory Theater, and had been a member of the Construction Advisory Committee for the Humboldt County Library. He was also a longtime member of the Ingomar Club.
Harris is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and Philip Dwight; his son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Patricia, and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son John; his wife of 20 years, Mary Hine; and his second wife, Marti Odell.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humboldt County Library Building Fund, 636 Fifth St., Eureka, CA 95501.
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John Joseph Gill '34
John Gill, who suffered a debilitating stroke in 1991 that left him blind and paralyzed, died May 29, 1995, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He had lived in nearby Paradise Valley since his retirement, in 1977, from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., where he was v.p. in the marketing and field management division. John joined the Metropolitan a month after our graduation from college and had been an officer of the company since 1953.
He and his wife, Gertrude "Trude" Rheb, a 1936 graduate of Columbia whom he married in 1937, moved to Arizona after many years in Manhasset, N.Y., where both had been active in community affairs: he in the P.T.A., Kiwanis, Community Chest; she in bridge and garden clubs and a theater group. In Arizona they enjoyed, as he once wrote, "good friends and golf. We live on the fourth fairway of the Paradise Valley Country Cub."
Surviving, besides Trude, are two daughters, Karen Meyer and Celeste Stevens, and three grandchildren. To them, we offer our sincere sympathies.
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Walker Van Atta Thomas '34
Walker "Tommy" Thomas, an executive with Allstate Insurance Co. for 25 years before he retired in 1972, died May 16, 1995. Before Allstate, his career included, in his words, "auto insurance with GM, underwriting, airplane manufacturing, and machine shop ownership." "Retirement," he wrote a classmate last year, "is still the best way to enjoy this world, particularly if it's with the right person." In Tommy's case, the right person was Louise Barney, whom he married in 1981 after the death of his first wife, Virginia MacLaren. For the last several years Tommy and Louise, who lived in Attleboro, Mass., since their marriage, spent winters in Florida, where they owned a condominium until they sold it last year.
Tommy, who was captain of Princeton's swimming team in 1933-34, took up golf in his later years. One of his main interests, he wrote in 1959, was to break 80. He did it first in 1972, and did it again last year. "So I'm content," he said.
Surviving, besides Louise, are a son, a daughter, three stepdaughters, and nine grandchildren. To them we offer our sincere sympathies.
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Nelson Paul Yeardley '34
Nelson Yeardley, who taught mathematics at Thiel College in Greenville, Penn., for nearly 30 years, died Feb. 2, 1995. He had a heart attack while working on math problems in the college library. At his death, the student newspaper wrote that he "was truly a great professor, a great educator, and a great man."
A native of Parkersburg, West Va., where his father was a physician, Nelson attended Kiski before entering Princeton. He left college in the fall of 1932 and continued his education at, Louisiana State, Lehigh, and the Univ. of Cincinnati, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1949. He then taught at The Citadel, Naval OCS (1943-46), North Carolina State, Univ. of Kentucky, Cincinnati, Purdue, and Iowa State before settling at Thiel in 1952.
In 1940, he married Esther Helmick, who died in 1979. Surviving are a son, Nelson P. III, and a daughter, Esther Wasser. To them both, we offer our sincere sympathies.
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Harleston Reed Wood '36
Woody died Apr. 21, 1995, in Stuart Fla. He prepared at the Haverford School. At Princeton, he majored in economics and was a member of Key and Seal.
During WWII he served as intelligence officer in the Navy, then was a naval liaison officer to the Oceanographic Institution at Woods Hole, Mass. He retired from active duty in 1946 as a lieutenant.His career was devoted to the Alan Wood Steel Co. In 1955, he was elected president, a member of the fifth generation of his family to hold this position. He later became chairman and retired in 1984.
He was a member of the American Iron and Steel Institute, and he held the post of U.S. delegate to the Steel Committee of the Economics Committee for Europe for almost ten years. He served the United Fund of Philadelphia and was its Torch Committee Campaign chairman in 1971.
He served on the boards of the Budd Co., Fidelity Mutual Insurance Co., The Birdsboro Corp., The Hospital of the Univ. of Pennsylvania and Ursinus College.
Woody is survived by his wife, Emily Newbold Campbell, whom he married in 1942; sons Harleston R. Jr., Alan IV, Ross G., M. Campbell, Anthony B.; and five grandchildren.
We will remember this loyal Princetonian and his meaningful life.
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Harper Follansbee '37
The outstanding career of teacher Harp Follansbee, our class treasurer for two terms, came to an end May 20, 1995. He left his wife, Pat, whom he married in 1947; three sons, Harper Jr., Nathan, and Arthur; and six grandchildren.
At Shady Side Academy, Harp was president of the senior class, student council, and athletic council; editor-in-chief of the newspaper; and played varsity baseball three years (captain) and varsity soccer. At Princeton, he majored in psychology, graduating with high honors. He played baseball and soccer, was president of Westminster Society, was class secretary and treasurer, and a member of Cap & Gown.
He first tried the tar and chemical division of the Koppers Co. In 1940 he took up an apprenticeship in biology at Andover. This was interrupted by four and a half years in the Army. He rose from private to captain, ended up in the statistical division, replacement training command and received the army commendation ribbon.
At Andover, he was chairman of the biology department 1953-1974, and in 1958, he received the Science Teacher Achievement Recognition Star Award, given by the National Science Teachers Assn. He was a consulting editor for junior and senior high school texts in biology for Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.; instructor in biology for the Samuel Harvey Taylor Foundation; and collaborated on a lab and field exercise sourcebook for high school biology.
We have lost a wonderful man.
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William B. Shepard '37
Bill Shepard died June 17, 1995, leaving his wife, Mary, whom he married in Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., in 1944 before going overseas; three sons, Bill Jr., Richard, and David; and seven grandchildren.
Bill prepared at Peddie. At Princeton he majored in politics. He was on the lacrosse team freshman year, 150-pound football team, and on the interclub squash, football, and swimming teams. He was a member of Cannon.
For 42 years, he dealt in school supplies with J. L. Hammett Co., as salesman, sales manager, v.p., and director. He retired in 1979. By 1983, he was in Hilton Head with a winter address of Flat Rock, N.C.
He was in the army 1941-1946 in the field artillery. He fought in campaigns in northern France, the Ardennes, the Rhineland, and central Europe, winding up on V-E Day as a major in southeastern Germany. He earned a Bronze Star and Croix de Guerre.
In 1952, he was living in Summit on five and a half acres and raising chickens, capons, ducks, geese, and turkeys, doing Cub Scouts and working out of Newark. He continued his boating hobby, buying and selling 27 ft. to 37 ft. power boats in Bay Head. He cruised during the summers, mostly up the Hudson to Lake Champlain, Ontario, and the St. Lawrence River. He made annual fishing trips to Maine. Our condolences go to the family.
The Class of 1937

Rodman C. O. Matheny Jr. '38
Rod Matheny, investment banker and broker, whose father was a member of '09, died Feb. 6, 1995, in his hometown of Springfield, Ill.
Rod majored in economics and was manager of the Student Tailor Shop. After graduation, he was an investigator for the Treasury Dept., then a bank examiner for the Federal Reserve System, and later in production engineering with Reynolds Metals. In 1946, he joined Reinhardt and Gardner and managed their Springfield brokerage officer. Finally he was with C. R. Davis until he retired in 1993.
He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and a former member of the Illini Country Club and the Sangamo Club. He enjoyed golf, swimming, and walking. He was involved frequently in Annual Giving and attended most major reunions. He remained single until 1991, when married a friend of many years, Florence Kutzora, whom he brought to our 54th reunion and made a member of the class family. She and sister-in-law Joan Matheny survive him.
The Class of 1938

John Grier Hibben Scoon '38
John Scoon, grandson of Princeton's 14th president, John G. Hibben, and son of Robert M. Scoon, chairman of the philosophy dept. in our day, died Apr. 4, 1995, of consequences of a fall in November.
John majored in philosophy, qualified for the no-course plan, and graduated with highest honors. For the next ten years, he was an editor with the presses of Princeton, the Univ. of Oklahoma, the Univ. of Chicago, and Henry Holt & Sons. In 1968, he joined the Foreign Service as cultural attaché to the U.S. Information Agency, which took him to posts in Germany, Thailand, and Rangoon in Burma. In Burma, he visited remote country tribes, but left just before a coup that colored the country for decades. He returned to Washington in 1968, when he became asst. director of Univ. of New Mexico Press.
After retiring in 1971, he helped found the Princeton Club of Vermont and participated in alumni and library activities.
He is survived by daughters, Marion Foster and Joan Losacano; sons, Maxwell and John Jr. His marriage to Annabelle Rouse in 1943 ended in divorce in 1971. He was a loyal supporter of the class. We shall miss him greatly.
The Class of 1938

John Henry Vruwink '38
John Vruwink died at home in Bellevue, Wash., May 26, 1995, after a courageous two-year battle with cancer.
He prepared at Albany Academy. At Princeton, he majored in history and was voted the best all-around athlete in the class. He was a three-year letterman in basketball and captain senior year. He played 150-lb. football and, in his last two years, was a two-way varsity end.
Vru attended New Brunswick Theological Seminary. After five years with the First Reformed Church in Catskill, N.Y., he was ordained priest in the Episcopal Church. After a year in Ogdensburg, N.Y., he went to St. Paul's in Indianapolis as curate and then rector. In 1960, he went to St. John's Church in Tulsa, and in 1969, was called to St. Thomas in Medina, Wash. He retired there in 1987, but continued as a volunteer in Christ Church.
Vru was known as a kind, gentle, praying priest, a man of wisdom, dignity and grace. He wrote three nationally published books: A Lively Tradition, Healing Cross, and The Glory of It All, and had started a fourth. He was awarded our Class Distinguished Service Award in 1963. He presided at our class memorial service during our 55th, giving a most moving talk on what Princeton meant to him.
He is survived by Emma, his wife of 54 years; son Henry; and daughters Barbara Lee, Jenny Pascal, and Mary Large. We extend our sympathy to them on the loss of one of our most respected classmates.
The Class of 1938

Woodruff Barnes Johnson '39
Woody died Feb. 18, 1995, in Washington, Penn. where he had lived all his life. He came to Princeton with from the Hill School, majored in engineering, then went to work for the R. G. Johnson Co., which had been founded by his father, a firm specializing in heavy construction for the bituminous coal industry. He became president in 1965 and passed the reins to his younger son in 1988, planning for himself and Anne, his wife since 1953, a future of fun and games in retirement. Unhappily those years saw successive health problems slow him down.
Woody was an ensign in the Seabees and came home to a lifetime of helping others on the boards for Family Service, the American Cancer Society, Boy Scouts of America . He served on the boards of Mellon Bank in Washington, Pittsburgh Coal Mining Inst. Assoc., American Mining Congress, and the Society of Mining Engineers.
With Anne and their two sons, Woodruff B. Jr. and Murray C., we mourn the loss of Woody. We offer our sympathies also to Woody's sisters and his four grandchildren.
The Class of 1939

Whitman Ridgway '39
A third-generation Princetonian, Whit died Feb. 19, 1995, at his home in Schenectady, N.Y. There, he had been associated with GE since receiving his M.S. in electrical engineering in 1940. For a time after his war service as a naval officer, GE assigned him to San Francisco, but in 1960, he returned to Schenectady as marketing manager for GE's gas turbine department. In 1971 became a v.p. Under his leadership, gas turbines became a major source of profits for GE. He retired in 1976, only to be called to serve as chief of the Bureau of Power, Federal Power Commission in Washington, D.C. He was active in professional associations and a leader in community work. Whit cherished his Princeton heritage, always looking forward to his annual midwinter reunion with six '39ers at Mill Reef Club on Antigua.
Whit and Marjorie Hunt married in 1955. He had two children from a previous marriage, Whitman Jr. and Priscilla, and stepdaughters, Marjorie Manning and Kathryn Gorman. We join with them in gratitude for the good life he shared with us all.
The Class of 1939

Albert Boyd Sharp '39
Al died Jan. 19, 1995, in Sarasota where he and his wife, Mary, had lived for the past nine years following his retirement from a lifetime law practice in Haddonfield, N.J. Al spent all his working life in Haddonfield, except for nearly five years of WWII service in the U.S., Africa, and Italy. He was in the armored cavalry and rose from private to captain. In addition to his private practice, he was mayor and borough solicitor for 20 years while also serving regularly on various civic and philanthropic boards.
Al's first wife, Eloise Lejeune, died in 1970. They had four children: Marc Boyd, Anne Adele, Aven (named for Al's roommate Ave Whittington) and Edward Melville. Al's marriage to Mary Kelly in 1971 brought him a stepson and a stepdaughter. All survive, as do five grandchildren and five step-grandchildren. To his extended family, we offer our sincere sympathy.
The Class of 1939

Herbert Phalon Cole Jr. '42
Herb died in Mobile, Ala., May 1, 1995, from a stroke following a heart attack. In 1975, he had retired from Mobile Paint Manufacturing Co., where he handled industrial sales.
Coming to Princeton from Lawrenceville, Herb majored in economics, was a member of Dial Lodge Club, and completed the primary and secondary CPT courses as a prelude to his service as a Marine pilot during the war. He received the air medal while flying dive bombers in the Solomon Islands, and was promoted to captain.
After the war, he returned to Mobile and worked for the Ruberoid Co., initially in personnel and then as a manufacturer's sales representative, ultimately moving to Mobile Paint and Berg & Co. Real Estate.
A loyal Princetonian, Herb and his wife, Valery, attended many major reunions and several mini-reunions. Herb did some consulting after retirement but concentrated more on enjoying his family, which included four children: Herb III, Brandly, Laura, and Roger '83, as well as ten grandchildren. To all of them, the class extends its sincere condolences.
The Class of 1942

J. Harriss Covington '43
Harriss died Apr. 29, 1995, at his home in High Point, N.C. He was 74.
He prepared for Princeton at Woodberry Forest School in Orange, Va. After he graduated, he served in the Navy from 1943-46 . He attained the rank of senior lieutenant as a gunnery officer aboard a destroyer escort.
At the time of his death, Harriss was former president and chairman of the board of Harriss and Covington Hosiery Mills, Inc. He had other business interests as well, iand was past director and chairman of the Natl. Assn. of Hosiery Manufacturers.
On July 15, 1944, Harriss married Helen Elizabeth Millis, who survives him. The couple had three children, Mrs. Pamela Covington DeRamus; two sons, Edward Harriss and David Millis; and ten grandchildren. To all the survivors, we extend our sincere expressions of condolence.
The Class of 1943

Howard A. Gauvain '43
Howard died Apr. 23, 1995, at his home of natural causes. He was 73.
Howie was one of many in the class who interrupted his college career to enlist in the Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor. He became a flight instructor at Pensacola NAS with the rank of lt. j.g. While on campus, he was a member of Key and Seal.
At the time of Howie's death, he was a consultant to OSI Specialities, Inc., a recent spinoff from Union Carbide. He also established his own firm, B2B communications, Inc. Other business credentials included serving as v.p. Poppe-Tyson and 20 years at O. S. Tyson, Inc.
Howard is survived by his wife of 51 years, Patricia; four children, Stephen, Richard, Ellen Dinneen, and Barbara Summo; and ten grandchildren. To the entire family, we extend our deepest and most heartfelt sympathies.
The Class of 1943

Ricard R. Ohrstrom '44
Ric died of a heart attack Feb. 22, 1995, after heart surgery at a clinic in Honolulu. He was 72. He had lived in The Plains, Va. and also had homes on the Kona Coast of Hawaii and in Sun Valley, Idaho.
He joined our class after attending the Greenwich Country Day School and St. Paul's School. Ric was a member of Cottage Club and manager of baseball, Major "P". After graduation, he joined the Marine Corps first as an artillery instructor at Quantico and then as an officer on Okinawa.
He subsequently obtained a law degree at the Univ. of Virginia and then joined G. L. Ohrstrom & Co. After his father's death in 1955, he assumed control of the company until his semi-retirement in 1966 due to heart problems.
Ric was a lifelong horseman and became interested in horse racing and breeding both overseas and in the U.S. He was also an enthusiastic golfer and regular participant in class reunions at Pine Valley. He was a member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in Scotland and as recently as 1994, participated in the fall competition in St. Andrews.
The class extends its sympathy to his wife, Allen Dunnington Rosse; his brother, George L. Jr.; his sister Magden O. Bryant; and his six sons.
The Class of 1944

A. Duane Wilson '44
A. Duane "Duey" Wilson died May 24, 1995, at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, N.J., where he had practiced medicine for 37 years. During that time, he had earlier been chief of obstetrics and gynecology and president of its medical staff. He retired in 1992.
Duey came to us from the George School. At Princeton, he majored in economics and belonged to Tiger Inn. He began junior year rooming with Jack Brennan in Witherspoon but left Princeton in October to enter the Army, where he trained as a paratrooper, spending six months in Europe.
After his discharge from military service, he returned to Princeton, received his A.B. in 1947, then attended Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, from which he graduated in 1951. After interning at Lenox Hill Hospital in N.Y.C., and a residency there and at Presbyterian Hospital, he settled down in Somerville.
To his wife, Sheila, to whom he was married in 1952; to his sons, Richard, James, and Thomas; to his daughters, Gail, Susan, and Linda; to his brother, Dr. Robert; and to his six grandchildren, the class extends its deepest sympathy.
The Class of 1944

Arthur C. Burns '45
Arthur "Rip" Burns died in New Hampshire Mar. 26, 1995, of complications from cancer of the esophagus. Mercifully, the course of the cancer was rapid and his days of pain were brief.
Rip came to Princeton from Morristown H.S., where he starred in football. At Princeton he was an outstanding center in 1946 and 1947. His Princeton career was interrupted by service in the Air Corps as a navigator, after which he returned to earn his degree in mechanical engineering in 1948. He joined the Foster Wheeler Co. of N.Y.C. as a representative in New Jersey.
Before leaving for WWII, he married Lois Vreeland. They had a daughter, Linda. Rip remained with Foster Wheeler until 1954, when he entered the brokerage business on Wall St., where he continued until starting his own investment counseling firm in Morristown. In 1985, Rip and Lois retired to Center Sandwich, N.H. He was a strong supporter of class unity, so important to a group separated during the war years.
The class will miss Rip and his contributions to his community, the university, and the class. We extend our deepest sympathies to Lois, to Linda and Gerald Jones, and to granddaughters Cortney V. and Lauren E.
The Class of 1945

James Mott Hartshorne '46
Jim Hartshorne died Dec. 22, 1994, of cancer. From Princeton, Jim went to Cornell with the V-12 contingent, eventually joining the Marine Corps as a 2d lt. He received his B.S. in biology from Cornell, an M.S. in zoology from the Univ. of Lausanne, and a doctorate from Cornell in ornithology. He invented a unique sound isolation chamber to test the vocalization of the bluebird.
While at Princeton and Cornell, Jim ran cross-country and varsity track, captaining the 1944 track team. While in Lausanne, Jim met and married Mary McMurray, a fellow American student, who died in 1962. Returning from Europe, Jim became an expert in exercise psychology, participating in the formation of Run for Your Life clubs.
In 1968, Jim became Natl. Masters (over 40) Mile Champion and runner-up in the half mile at San Diego. Jim founded the Finger Lakes Runners Club and the Masters Mile at Cornell, later named the Hartshorne Mile. Just before he was diagnosed with cancer, Jim won the World Indoor Rowing Championships for his age group.
Jim's survivors include his son, Tom '76; his daughter, Kim; and his sisters, brothers, and grandsons. Jim will long be remembered for the inspiration he gave to all ages in developing exercise and health programs. The class extends its sincere sympathy to all his family and friends.
The Class of 1946
Victor Raymond Schmidt '46
Vic Schmidt died May 27, 1995, in the Lehigh Valley Hospital after a brain tumor operation. Vic came to Princeton in Sept. 1942 from Taft School and played freshman football and rugby until he joined the Army in early 1943. He served in the Signal Corps in Europe and returned to Princeton in Sept. 1946, majoring in mechanical engineering.
Vic lived in Emmaus, Penn., working first in the Lehigh Spinning Co. He then moved to the family hosiery mill, Kraemer Hosiery Co. and converted it to a synthetic spinning mill, known as Kraemer Textiles, becoming its CEO.
Vic served on the Council of the Emmaus Lutheran Church and later on the Vestry of St. John's Lutheran Church in Allentown. Vic was a life member of the board of trustees of Muhlenberg College and secretary and historian of the Contemporary Club in Allentown. Vic lived on a farm and his hobbies were farming, tennis, and history.
In addition to his wife, Nancy, Vic leaves sons, David, Victor, and Peter, and daughters, Gale Hodavance and Vicki Lindabury, as well as ten grandchildren. To all of them, the class sends its deepest sympathy. A close friend and classmate, Barr Howard, characterized Vic as "a remarkable and courageous fellow." Vic will be sorely missed by his many friends in the class.
The Class of 1946

Mortimer Stafford Thompson '46
Staff Thompson died Jan. 21, 1995, collapsing suddenly of a heart attack while dancing with his beloved wife, Donna. Staff joined the class in 1942, the first Princetonian to come from Matawan [N.J] H.S. Captaining the 1944 football team, Staff went on to serve with the Navy on landing craft in the Pacific.
Graduating as a chemical engineer in 1947, Staff began a long and distinguished career in the plastics field, moving ahead in a number of leading American companies. His particular specialty was the development of tamper-proof closures, designed to be child-proof and senior-friendly at the same time.
Most recently, Staff had formed his own venture capital company with the objective of marketing his many ingenious inventions.
Always an enthusiastic Princetonian, Staff served on our ' 46 Regional Council and contributed to the planning of our 50th. More than that, his friendship meant a great deal to classmates, one of whom noted his "impact on everyone he touched with his gentle, sweet, forgiving nature." His marriage to Donna in 1989 brought him, as he wrote for our yearbook, "much joy and support."
To Donna and to his daughters, Christine Helms and Sandy Thompson, as well as to his grandchildren, step-children, and their children, we send our deepest sympathy. Our class has lost one of its finest representatives.
The Class of 1946

Conrad Andrew Kawel Jr. '47
Connie Kawel died of cancer Feb. 24, 1995, in Livonia, Mich. He came to Princeton in the Navy's V-12 program in 1943. Under the Navy's aegis, he took the science courses which prepared him for his post-war study of medicine at the Univ. of Michigan, where he earned his M.D. degree in 1949. In 1950, he married Shirley Ann Rankin.
Connie was recalled to active duty in the Navy for two years during the Korean War. For one year, he was on sea duty as a lt. in the Navy's medical depts. When the war ended, he completed his surgical residency at Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Connie and Shirley settled in Livonia, where until illness forced him to retire,Connie was engaged in what he described as a "comfortable, suburban-type surgical practice." For his last seven years, his son, Conrad III, joined him in practice, a practice to which he devoted three or four days a week, with plenty of time for gardening, photography, and Detroit Tigers ball games. He frequently expressed his gratitude to Princeton for introducing him to the humanities.
The Kawels had six children, Conrad, John, Karen Koss, Kathleen Rahrig, Mary Traynoff, and Theresa Gorter. To them, and to Shirley, the class extends its profound sympathy.
The Class of 1947

Donald Bernhard Broering '49
Don died of metastatic liver cancer Jan. 3, 1995, at his country home in Santa Rosa, Calif. He was 66. Don attended Forest Hills H.S. on Long Island, N.Y. At Princeton, he majored in psychology and was a member of Cloister Inn, the Chapel Choir, Glee Club, and Outing Club.
After graduating in Feb. 1949, he worked for a year at the U.S. Consulate in Switzerland, processing people displaced by WWII. Don attended Johns Hopkins Medical School and did his pediatric residency there.
He served three "enjoyable years" as a captain in the Air Force Medical Service in France and Germany. Returning to the U.S., Don settled in San Francisco and took an extended pediatric residency at Stanford Univ. Hospital. A brief time of private practice preceded a 32-year association with Kaiser Permanente as a pediatrician and child advocate.
In 1989 Don retired and moved to Berlin to study painting. He was very proud of his German heritage, and was fluent in German, French, and Spanish. Returning to San Francisco, Don continued to study and paint, knowledgeably assembling an enviable collection of contemporary paintings and graphics.
Don is survived by his partner, Gary F. Grimmett, to whom the class extends its deepest condolences in the loss of this dedicated doctor and fine classmate.
The Class of 1949

E. Bronson Ingram II '53
Bronson Ingram died June 15, 1995 in Nashville after a long illness.
He was as competitive matching wits in boardrooms with captains of industry as he was some 40 years earlier matching strokes on the golf course with varsity linksmen and Tiger Inn clubmates Frank Rhodes and Arch Voris.
Born in St. Paul, Minn. Bronson attended Phillips Academy and Montgomery Bell Academy. He transferred from Vanderbilt his sophomore year. Bronson majored in English, belonged to the Republican Club, and roomed with Dick Strassner, Bob Cowen '52, and Joe Masi '52.
After serving two years in the Navy and coming out as a lt. j.g., he married Martha Rivers, a 1957 Vassar graduate from Charleston, S.C. Settling in Nashville, the Ingrams gave generously of themselves to community activities. The Associated Press said that Bronson, head of Ingram Industries, Inc., "parlayed a family oil and barge business into one of the nation's largest privately held companies."
We extend sympathy to his wife, Martha; sons, Orrin Henry, John Rivers '84, and David Bronson; daughter, Robin Ingram Patton; brother, Frederic B. '52; and sisters, Alice Ingram Stoker and Patricia Ingram Hart.
The Class of 1953

John G. Gregory '56
John Gregg Gregory died Dec. 1, 1994, in Savannah, Ga., after a short illness. John was born in Bedford, Va., and came to Princeton from Episcopal H.S. He majored in architecture, dined at Cloister Inn, and was v.p. of Triangle. John later earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
After tours of duty with Empire Trust Co., the Coast Guard, and Stanford Research Institute, John was director of resource development at Union Camp Corp. for ten years, during which time he worked on a project called The Landings On Skidaway Island near Savannah. So impressed was he with the development that he left Union Camp and moved to Savannah, where he started his own company, Gregory & Associates, Inc., for real-estate consulting, design, and construction at Skidaway Island.
John devoted many hours to the Coastal Jazz Assn. and chaired the 1994 Coastal Jazz Festival.
John married and divorced twice. He is survived by his friend Catherine Mason; his son, Clarke; and two brothers, Edward D. Gregory Jr., '52, and Charles K. L. Gregory. To them, the class offers its condolences.
The Class of 1956

Richard F. Johnson '58
Richard died in San Francisco June 19, 1992 from complications from AIDS.
He prepared at Hamden H.S., where he was an active member of student government and the swimming and diving team. At Princeton, he majored in English and was a member of Tower Club. Richard was a member of the freshman swimming team and in Triangle, where he was highly regarded as a dancer.
After graduation, he worked briefly for the N.Y. Times and several other publishers, leaving the business world in the mid 1960s to spend the next 15 years teaching English and traveling and living in Greece. After his return to the U.S., he taught English at several prestigious private schools in California, the last of which was the Castilleja School in Palo Alto.
Richard is remembered as an individual who combined a serious nature with high spirits. His changes of course and his self-assurance in the face of new challenges were no surprise to those who knew him- he was always willing to try something new. Richard had a great lust for life, deep and enduring friendships and loyalties, and natural gifts as a transmitter of cultural values. His friendship and inspiration will be missed.
He is survived by his brother, Gordon E., to whom the class extends its belated but heartfelt sympathy.
The Class of 1958

Leo Booth Hogan Jr. '59
Leo died of renal failure Aug. 13, 1993, following organ transplant operations.
Leo grew up in Wilmington, Del., where he attended Alexis I. Dupont H.S. At Princeton, he majored in chemistry, joined Cloister Inn, was a member of the marching and concert bands, and managed the varsity baseball team.
Following graduation, Leo attended Duke and the Univ. of Utah Medical Schools, receiving his degree from the latter. While at Utah, he met Myrna Rae Robinson, whom he married in Dec. 1963. Leo returned to Delaware in 1964, completing his internship and residency in Wilmington. During this time, he also served as a major in the Delaware Natl. Guard.
Leo specialized in hypertension and became noted for his extensive research in the field. For several years he was Delaware's only hypertension specialist.
Leo was a member of the faculty of the Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia. He served on the Princeton Schools Committee and was active in Wilmington community affairs.
Leo is survived by his wife, Myrna; his daughter, Valerie Hogan-Micolucci; his son, David; and his brother, Richard. To all of them, the class extends its deepest sympathies.
The Class of 1959

James Paul Barr '63
Jim Barr, a v.p. and account executive for 32 years at Smith Barney, died of AIDS Mar. 12, 1995, in N.Y.C.
Raised in Chatham, N.J., Jim prepared at South Kent School, where his late father, Henry B. '36, and great uncle, W. Manning '15, also attended. A member of Cottage Club, he rowed freshman crew, was a Keyceptor for Orange Key, and belonged to the Yacht Club. At Princeton, Jim began his lifelong interest in Wall Street, majoring in economics and writing a senior thesis on the demand for tax-exempt securities.He lived in Manhattan and in Livingston, N.Y. Ed maintained his interests in sailing, travel, cycling, diving, and concerts.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Mary Westin; three sisters, Suzanne M., Barbara, and Mrs. Carolyn Hoyt. The class sends the family its sincere condolences.
The Class of 1963

Calvert Nice Ellis *27
Calvert Nice Ellis, president emeritus of Juniata College, prominent educator, and ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren, died Apr. 7, 1995. He was 90. He graduated from Juniata in 1923, and in 1927, earned both a bachelor of theology degree (now M.Div.) from Princeton Theological Seminary and a master of arts in English from Princeton. He earned a doctorate from Yale in 1930.
In 1923, he taught at Lewistown (Penn.) H.S., and in 1927, he taught at Wilson College. After Yale, he returned in 1932 to Juniata as assistant prof. of Biblical studies. In 1934, he was promoted to full professor. Meanwhile, he chaired a committee introducing improvements, which led in 1937 to the accreditation of Juniata by the Assn. of American Universities. In 1943, he succeeded his father as president of Juniata. He retired in 1968. Dr. Ellis's later years were spent assisting colleges and universities in updating their governance.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a daughter; a son; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. We join with his family and friends in mourning his passing.
The Graduate Alumni

George G. Stoner *39
George G. Stoner, highly versatile retired polymer chemist, poet, and churchman, died Feb. 1, 1995, in Suffern, N.Y. He was 83. Born in Wilkinsburg, Penn., he graduated in chemistry with Phi Beta Kappa from Wooster College in 1934. He earned a master's in physiological chemistry from Ohio State and got a doctorate ifrom Princeton in organic chemistry.
He held important research and technical management positions with several industrial firms, including GAF Corp., Avon Products, and J. P. Stevens & Co. His work in industry resulted in 19 patents and many scientific publications. From 1975-77 he was a research associate with Textile Research Institute in Princeton. Later, he played a leadership role in introducing the metric system to American industry.
George played the violin and began writing hymns in the 1970s, winning acclaim for his Bicentennial Hymn, which was sung across the country in 1976. He was an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church.
George is survived by his wife, Kathrine W.; son, William W. *75; daughters Mary Julia King and Ruth S. Sheets; and six grandchildren. To all his family and friends, we extend our sympathy.
The Graduate Alumni

Richard E. Curl *43
Richard E. Curl died Mar. 13, 1995, after heart surgery. He was 77. He was director of the Office of Intelligence Resources, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Dept. of State.
Born in Edison, Ohio, he earned an undergraduate degree and also a master's degree in political science at Ohio State. This was followed by a second master's in political science from Princeton.
He served in the Navy during WWII as an intelligence officer. In 1946 he joined the State Dept. as a public affairs officer. The Navy recalled him in 1950 to serve during the Korean War. He returned to the Dept. of State in 1952 as an intelligence officer specializing in technical matters. This position required his contacting both foreign and domestic intelligence personnel.
His honors included membership in the Senior Executive Service, the State Dept. Meritorious Honor Award, and three Presidential Citations.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth; two daughters; and four grandchildren. To his family and his many friends we extend our deepest sympathy.
The Graduate Alumni