Otto B. Reimer '21
Otto B. Reimer died July 24, 1995, in Scarsdale, N.Y., his home of many years.
Otto was born Dec. 21, 1898, in N.Y.C. He attended the Polytecnic Country Day School in Brooklyn. At Princeton he was on the tennis team and rowed crew. He was secretary of Whig Hall, president of Madison Hall, and president of the Dining Halls Assn.
He joined the N.Y. Stock Exchange in 1925 and remained a member until 1963. He joined the Henry G. Lapham brokerage firm in 1928. For many years he was senior partner of Reimer and Co. (until he retired). He remained in the investment field as chairman of the board of Brady, Gurvin & Co. from 1966 into the 1970s.
His first wife, Ursula Squier, died in 1968. They had a daughter and a son.
He is survived by second wife Ottora Maria Douglas, daughter Ursula Van Anda, son John Squier, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Otto is respectfully remembered with warmth and respect by his classmates for his many activities at Princeton and for a very successful and socially supportive life thereafter.
The Class of 1921

Crosby N. Boyd '24
Crosby died Aug. 12, 1995, at his summer home in Cape May, N.J.
He was born Jan. 2, 1903, in Philadelphia. He prepared for Princeton at Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia and St. George's in Newport, R.I.
He married Elizabeth Utmore in 1930. She died in 1980.
In 1925 Crosby started his career with the Washington Evening Star, the newspaper founded by his grandfather. He held various positions including business manager, executive v.p., president, and chairman of the board. He retired in 1973.
He was a member of the board of the American Newspaper Assn. for eight years and was a member of several clubs, including the Metropolitan Club of Washington, D.C., and the Gibson Island Yacht Club.
He is survived by his second wife, Regina, two daughters, Elizabeth and Susan, a son, Crosby N. Jr., and three granddaughters.
The Class of 1924

Edward Naumburg Jr. '24
Ned died June 28, 1995, in Greenwich, Conn. He was born Jan. 19, 1903, in N.Y.C. and attended the Ethical Culture School.
At Princeton he was in the orchestra and several musical clubs, including the Banjo Club.
He married Dorothy Ott in 1953, but they were divorced in 1966. There were no children.
Ned was a stockbroker and investment adviser. He was a partner at Stieglitz & Co., and most recently he was with Cowen & Co.
Ned was vice-chairman of Friends of the Library and was a contributor to the Library Chronicle.
Ned loved books and music and was a donor and exhibitor of rare books in Firestone Library. He also arranged exhibits and lectures at the Princeton Club of N.Y. For more than 25 years he was president of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, which have been given free in N.Y.C. since 1905.
He was a member of the Grolier Club and the Century Assn. of N.Y. He was the director and v.p. of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, which sponsors music competitions in piano, voice, and chamber music. He was director of the Marlboro (Vermont) School of Music.
He is survived by his sister, Eleanor N. Sanger, and two nephews, Kenneth E. Sanger and Elliott M. Sanger Jr.
The Class of 1924

C. Bouton McDougal '29
Bout died Aug. 27, 1995, after a long illness. He had prepared for college at University H.S. in Chicago and Lawrenceville. At Princeton he was on the freshman golf team and was in Tower Club. Ken Wallis was his roommate for all four years. He received his law degree from the Univ. of Chicago and practiced in Chicago with Sidley & Austin and related firms.
During the war, he was in the office of the undersecretary of the Navy, and retired with the rank of lt. commander. In 1949 he began his association with R. R. Donnelly & Sons, the largest printer in the U.S. and became general counsel, secretary, and a director.
Bout took an active part in church and community affairs. He served on the school board of Winnetka Ill., played a leading role in Young Life and other church-related organizations. He was for 10 years president of the Sunday Evening Club of Chicago. In 1941 he married Winnifred Turner; she died in 1994.
Bout is survived by a daughter, Ellen McDougal, and two sons, Edward and Christopher Jr. The class extends sincere sympathy to Bout's family.
The Class of 1929

William Henry Franklin '31
William H. Franklin, called the "financial brain of Caterpillar, Inc.," died in his sleep at a nursing home in Peoria, Ill., Sept. 14, 1995.
He was born in Chicago and prepared at Exeter. He came to Princeton, where he wrote short stories, enjoyed golf, and belonged to Tower Club.
He studied accounting at the Univ. of Illinois and became a CPA in 1934. He joined Price Waterhouse and had as a client Caterpillar Tractor. He joined Caterpillar in 1941 as assistant controller, then held various positions as he climbed the ranks, including controller, executive v.p., and president. He became CEO in 1972. He retired in 1975 but remained on the board for six more years.
A far-sighted strategist, he foresaw 10 years ahead the challenge of Japan's Komatsu to Caterpillar's number-one spot. Thanks to investing in new products and new factories during Bill's reign, Caterpillar made a successful comeback several years later.
He served on several association boards and was a member of various clubs, including the Princeton Club of N.Y.C.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, two sons, William Henry Jr. and Robert, two daughters, Ann and Mary Jo, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. To them all, Bill's friends and classmates extend sincere sympathy for their loss.
The Class of 1931

Henry Kelker Moffitt '32
Henry Moffitt died Aug. 19, 1995, of a heart attack at his home in Columbus, N.C.
Because of the Depression, he left Princeton after sophomore year. He worked for a department store and then became a Navy aviator. After four years of active flight duty, in 1940, he joined the airplane division of Curtiss-Wright in Buffalo, N.Y. In Dec. 1940, he married Mary Elisabeth Licklider. In 1942 he became manager of military contracts and flight tests at the Louisville, Ky., plant of Curtiss-Wright. In 1945 he became contract manager at the Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division Research Laboratory in Buffalo. In 1950 he became business manager, and at the time of his retirement in 1971, he was a corporate director, holding the posts of acting president and treasurer.
He moved to Tryon from East Aurora, N.Y., in 1971 and was director of fiscal affairs at St. Luke's Hospital before joining the Southern Wood Piedmont Co.'s accounting department at its headquarters in Spartanburg. He retired from there in 1976.
He was a member of the Tryon Presbyterian Church and the Tryon Community Chorus. He was active in the Red Cross.
He is survived by five sons, Henry Jr., Andrew, Anthony, John, and Peter; five grandchildren; and two nieces. To all of them, the class extends sincere condolences.
The Class of 1932

James Eldridge '33
Jim Eldridge died in Naples, Fla., Feb. 27, 1995. He had a successful and useful career.
He was born in Philadelphia, grew up in Atlantic City and came to Princeton from Atlantic City H.S. He graduated with a BS in chemical engineering and promptly went to work for Du Pont as an engineer and production supervisor.
Jim joined the Navy at the beginning of the war, served on ships in the South Pacific and rose to the rank of lt. commander. After the war he attended the Univ. of Pennsylvania, where he earned an MS. He went to work for Merck and Co. in Rahway, was with them for 25 years, and was instrumental in introducing computers to the business. During his time at Merck, he earned a master of science and statistics at Rutgers. He retired in 1976 and after retirement took on several overseas assignments for the Intl. Executive Service Corps (which was run for many years by our classmate Frank Pace).
Jim moved from Westfield, N.J., to Naples in 1983. He is survived by Elda, his wife of 48 years, by three children, and seven grandchildren, to all of whom we extend our sympathy.
The Class of 1933

George Gardiner Green '33
G. Green died Aug. 22, 1995. He came to Princeton from Laurel, Miss., via Lawrenceville. He roomed with Elwood Godfrey all four years and was a member of Cottage Club. He played on the freshman golf team and was in the Triangle Club. He and E. Godfrey were quite a pair and they had a thoroughly enjoyable four years at Princeton and at many reunions after graduation.
With time out to serve in the Army in Europe during WWII, where he attained the rank of major. G. spent most of his career in the oil business. He served as president of Central Oil Co., Laurel Royalty Co., and Southern States Oil Co. He was an officer and director of several family businesses and was active in the trade associations that served them.
The last local descendant of his generation of a pioneering lumber family that had provided the early economic foundation for Laurel, G. was active in community affairs and was a vestryman at St. John's Episcopal Church.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Eleanor; three children, George G. Jr. '63, William T., and Kelsey Green Bryant; and seven grandchildren.
The Class of 1933

Montgomery Nelson McKinney '33
Monty McKinney died in Santa Monica, Calif., July 8, 1995. He was 85. He had a most unusual career in advertising and was still actively engaged in the business at the time of his death.
He came to Princeton from Mount Hermon, but left us to go to Oberlin, whence he graduated in 1934. He later served as a trustee of Oberlin and was awarded an honorary degree by them. Nevertheless, he felt a sufficient connection with Princeton to warrant sending in material on his career at the time of our 20th reunion. He had been working for Kitchen Art Foods in Chicago and had recently joined the advertising firm of Earle Ludgin & Co. He had also done a two-year tour as a lt. in the Navy during the war.
At the time of his death, Monty was clearly the most respected advertising executive in L.A. and had headed or helped run several of the most prominent advertising agencies. Last October he received the Distinguished Achievement Award jointly given annually by several national and local associations; these groups also established a scholarship in his name at the Art Center College of Design in L.A.
Monty did have a remarkable career and an extended one. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, four children, and five grandchildren.
The Class of 1933

Harry James Schonblom '33
Jim Schonblom died May 20, 1995, in Bradford, Penn.
He came to Princeton by way of Lawrenceville. After graduation he spent 15 years with Kendally Refining Co. As a chemist, salesman, and supervisor. He then acquired a music shop in Bradford called the Music Center. Later he became affiliated with the Bradford Natl. Bank and successor organizations. He retired as a banker in 1974. He was active in the Bradford Club and was a lifetime member of the Circus Saints and Sinners. He served as that group's national president from 1951-53.
We extend our sympathy to Jim's wife, Aline Dana, whom he married in 1933 shortly after our graduation; to his two sons, Jon and James, and to his four grandchildren.
The Class of 1933

John Frederick Wood '37
Johnny Wood died July 30, 1995.
At Lawrenceville Johnny was a sports manager, in student government, and a class officer. At Princeton he majored in economics and was a member of Theatre Intime and Cannon Club.
Next, after briefly in the insurance business as an assistant loan manager, he graduated from St. John's Univ. School of Law in 1941. After air-raid-warden duty in N.Y.C., he rose in the Navy from apprentice seaman to quartermaster i/c. After serving on an APD in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific for two and a half years, he rejoined Merchants Fire Assurance of New York as an underwriter. By 1952 he was an attorney with that company, and when it merged into U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co., he went with them as managing attorney and attorney of record in the N.Y.C. office. He retired in 1983.
In Connecticut, he was active in school affairs, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, St. Luke's Church, and summer camp.
He is survived by a son, John Jr., a daughter, Leslie, and five grandchildren.
Our condolences go to the family.
The Class of 1937

Alexander Anastasios Notopoulos '38
Alec Notopoulos, respected Altoona, Penn., lawyer, died July 22, 1995, at his home in Hollidaysburg, Penn. Widowed when his wife, Christine, passed away in 1994, Alec had continued in the law despite the damaging effects of Parkinson's disease, which he had had for many years.
A graduate of Altoona H.S., he majored in politics (magna cum laude) at Princeton, joined Dial Lodge, played freshman soccer, and was in the Boxing Club. He roomed with Bob Kulp.
In 1941 he received his Harvard LLB and took the bar exam, but his career was detoured by WWII. Joining the 101st Airborne Division, he served in counterintelligence, was commissioned a lt. on the battlefield, and was decorated for his service.
He returned in 1945 to practice law in Altoona and Blair County with Goodman, Notopoulos, Silverman. He was a member of several Blair County courts and was treasurer of the County Bar Assn. He was a member of the board of the Altoona Chamber of Commerce, a local industry development corporation, several commercial firms, the local Heart Assn., and the Rotary Club.
Alec enjoyed music, tennis, golf, and above all, his family and friends. Through good times and bad, this caring man's intelligence, courage, and humor shone through as constants.
He is survived by son Alexander A. and daughter Patricia E., both lawyers, and two grandchildren. We join them in their sorrow.
The Class of 1938

Cassel Rudolph Ruhlman Jr. '38
Cassel Ruhlman died June 3, 1995, at home in Sun City West, Ariz., where he and his wife, Edith, had moved in 1988.
He came to Princeton from Pennington (N.J.) H.S. He majored in politics and joined Terrace Club. He went on to Temple Law School for his LLB. He then joined the Navy and served in the European theater during WWII. Returning home, he served as legal assistant to the chancellor of the Superior Court of New Jersey, then became a partner in Ruhlman & Ruhlman in Trenton (later Ruhlman & Butrym in Pennington). He was attorney for the New Jeresy Education Assn., municipalities and school boards, and was active in Kiwanis, Lions, and the YMCA.
Cass spent summers in the Adirondacks with family and Edie's brother, Dick Hough '39, playing tennis, golf, and sailing, as well as skiing in winter.
In Arizona he at once became involved in local affairs, guiding the Sun City West Governing Board in their program to preserve it as a good retirement community.
Cass is survived by Edie, his wife of nearly 54 years, daughter Judith Weinstein, son Douglas H., brother Robert, and five grandchildren. His loss will be felt not only by his family, but by the communities where he lived.
The Class of 1938

William M. Barr III '41
Bill died of Lou Gehrig's disease Mar. 12, 1995, in Rochester Hills, Mich., where he and Dorothy had lived for a number of years. Virtually his entire career had been with General Motors. Born in Omaha, Neb., Bill came to Princeton from The Hill School and was an outstanding high-jumper on the track team, winning the Keene Fitzpatrick medal. He sang in the choir and was a member of Elm Club.
Bill left college at the end of sophomore year, and by the time we graduated, he had risen to safety director of the Ditzler Color Co. in Detroit. He went on to a distinguished career with General Motors as an engineer executive in the development of Dynaflow and Powerglide transmissions.
Bill's wife, Dorothy, passed away a short time after he died. Survivors include a son, William M. IV, a daughter, Kathy Broxton, and two grandchildren. We mourn for him.
The Class of 1941

William Herman Fricker '42
Bill Fricker died Aug. 14, 1995, at his home in Atlanta, Ga. He had survived a revolutionary bladder operation, which served to prolong his life for several years, but finally succumbed after a long battle with cancer. At the time of his death he was retired, having spent most of his career in the floor-covering industry, the last 32 years with Bigelow-Sanford.
Bill attended the King School before coming to Princeton. At Princeton he majored in geology, was manager of the cross country team, and was a member of Tiger Inn.
After graduation he served in the Air Corps as a first lt. and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four clusters. After the war, he worked for Mark Cross and Cluett Peabody in N.Y.C. before joining Bigelow-Sanford as district manager for contract sales in Atlanta.
An avid sailor, Bill was a past commodore of the Atlanta Yacht Club and was senior race officer of the U.S. Yacht and Racing Union. His ties to Princeton were a compelling factor in his life, not only through lifelong friendships within the class, but also through his brother Jake '38, and his late brother, Bob '41.
To his wife, Kathleen; his five children, Anne, Barbara, Scott, William, and Michael; and his eight grandchildren, the class extends its most sincere condolences.
The Class of 1942

Donald Eugene Ardis '53
Sadly, we report the death of our friend Don in Greensboro, N.C., Aug. 12, 1995. The son of Rev. Edward J. Ardis '26 and Grace A. Souder, Don was born in Mechanicsburg, Penn., Aug. 19, 1931, and graduated from Mechanicsburg H.S.
At Princeton Don roomed with Hobe Burch, Hersch Phelps, and Jack Thomson. He majored in philosophy, belonged to Terrace Club, was a leader in the YMCA, and active in the Westminster Fellowship group.
After graduation he spent a year at Princeton Theological Seminary and one at Union Theological Seminary in N.Y.C. Don served two years in the Army as a cryptologist. He received his master's in business administration at Pace Univ., and his business career was spent in accounting and related fields.
Before his death, Don was manager of federal taxes for Burlington Industries, Inc., in Greensboro.
Our sincere condolences to Don's widow, Winona; son, Jeffrey; sister, Dr. Ardis Phi Conner; brother, Edward; two stepdaughters, Gail Gleim and Crystal Jacobs; and three step-grandchildren.
The Class of 1953

Gregory Allan Smith '68
The class lost a loyal member and dear friend when Greg Smith succumbed to lung cancer Sept. 24, 1995, at his home in Berkeley, Calif., lovingly attended by his wife of 28 years, Barbara Mathews (Bobbye) Smith, their daughter Pamela, and many other family and friends.
Greg was born Dec. 9, 1945, in Washington, D.C., and was raised in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he attended Pioneer H.S. At Princeton he majored in politics and was a member of Charter Club and the Glee Club. However, Greg's most memorable extracurricular activity was his participation in the folk singing group, The Wanderers, which also included roommates Tom Hardy, Murray Leety, and Houghtie Hutcheson. They lived together in Little Hall until Greg married Bobbye and moved off campus midway through junior year.
Following graduation from Wisconsin Law School, Greg joined the San Francisco firm of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, where he specialized for 19 years in corporate taxation, executive compensation, and pension and profit-sharing plans.
In 1990 he was recruited by the firm of Heller, Ehrman, White & MacAuliffe, where he was a partner until his death. Only two weeks before Greg left us, The Wanderers reassembled at his home for one last concert.
The class extends its deepest sympathy to Bobbye; their daughters, Pamela and Michelle; grandson, Cory Risch-Smith; son-in-law Michael Risch; his sister, Stephanie; and mother, Alene Smith.
The Class of 1968

Thomas Addison Lanahan '69
Twenty-two years after his death, the Class of '69 officially remembers Thomas Addison Lanahan, who took his life in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Oct. 18, 1973.
Tim grew up in the Washington, D.C., area and attended Green Acres, St. Alban's, and in 1964 graduated from St. Paul's School. Prior to entering Princeton, he spent a year at Trinity College in Dublin.
After leaving Princeton in the spring of 1967, Tim joined the Army and served in Vietnam. He was an accomplished linguist. In addition to Vietnamese, Tim learned Gaelic in Ireland and also spoke French and German.
In 1972 Tim graduated with honors in political science from UC-Davis. His post-Princeton years were ones of varied pursuits in many settings. His final focus was his participation in the Naval Hospital Corps School in San Diego, from which he graduated shortly before his death. At that time, he received an award given to recognize his outstanding accomplishments.
Tim was often agitated, frequently uncomfortable, inevitably stimulating, and characteristically loyal. He was a vivid and larger-than-life character. His far too short life is remembered fondly by those who cherished him.
He is survived by his father, Samuel J. Lanahan '41, and his siblings, Eleanor, Samuel J. Jr. , and Cecilia Ross.
The Class of 1969

Jeffrey L. Carples '73
Jeffrey Land Carples died Dec. 23, 1994, at his home in N.Y.C. of complications resulting from AIDS. He was also a resident of Philmont, N.Y.
Jeffrey was born Nov. 11, 1951, in West Hartford, Conn., and attended Conrad H.S. At Princeton he was very active in extracurricular activities, and served as president of the undergraduate assembly in his senior year. He graduated from the Woodrow Wilson School with a degree in public affairs and then began a 20-year career that was largely devoted to the issues of homelessness and health care.
Jeffrey spent most of these years as a government official in N.Y.C. Among the most recent positions he held were those of acting commissioner of the Dept. of Homeless Services during the administration of Mayor David N. Dinkins; v.p. of The Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia Univ.; and chief of staff of its president, Joseph A. Califano Jr. He was also active in gay politics, and was one of the founders of the New York Political Action Council, a nonpartisan organization of gay men and women.
To his companion, Richard Orient; mother, Florence Land Carples, and brothers, David and Steven, the class extends a deep and heartfelt sympathy. We acknowledge the loss of one of those among us who was committed to making this world a better place.
The Class of 1973

Cynthia Phillips Paolucci '80
Cindy lost her battle against cancer and died May 22, 1995, at her home in Haddonfield, N.J.
She grew up in Haddonfield and was valedictorian of her high school class. At Princeton Cindy was a student government delegate and ran varsity track. She graduated cum laude and won the Walter C. Sauer Prize in economics.
Following Princeton, Cindy worked for Coopers & Lybrand for three years and then for RCA/GE for 11 years, rising to v.p. of financial planning and analysis in 1992. She earned her MBA from NYU in 1986 and her CPA in 1993.
Cindy will long be remembered as a selfless individual who was always more concerned about the welfare of others than for herself. She had an indomitable inner strength, which even her illness could not defeat.
Cindy is survived by her husband, Frank Paolucci '79, her two daughters, Jennifer (13) and Drew (8), her mother, brother, and three sisters. To all of them, the class offers our deepest sympathy. Cindy will be greatly missed.
Contributions can be made to the Cynthia Phillips Paolucci Memorial Scholarship Fund, Attn. W. Stewart Hollingshead, c/o Wheat First Butcher Singer, Two Logan Sq., Philadelphia, PA 19103. The scholarship will be used to aid Haddonfield H.S. seniors who will be attending Princeton.
The Class of 1980