Hubert Alyea '24 *28
Hubert Newcombe Alyea, a professor emeritus of chemistry at Princeton, died in Hightstown, N.J., Oct. 19, 1996. He was 93.
While at Princeton, Hubert played cello for the Triangle Club and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his PhD at Princeton in 1928.
In 1930 he first wrote about "activated absorption" to describe how a reaction begins with hydrogen atoms attached to the surface of a container. This process was later called "high-temperature absorption."
In the 1960s Hubert developed the teaching method known as TOPS (for Tested Overhead Projection Series), which allowed teachers to demonstrate colorful chemical reactions. This "armchair chemistry" helped to popularize the subject, and his textbooks were translated into many languages. He was famous for his lectures about the atomic bomb and one called Lucky Accidents, Great Discoveries and the Prepared Mind.
In 1984, Dickinson College presented him with the Joseph Priestly award, which goes to a scientist for discoveries that contribute to the welfare of humanity.
Husband of the late Evelyn Shields, Hubert is survived by his son, Frederick, one granddaughter, two nephews, and six great-nephews and great-nieces.
The Class of 1924

T. Edmund Beck '26
T. Edmund Beck '26 died at his home in Scarsdale, N.Y., June 6, 1996. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1903, he grew up in New Castle, Pa. After high school there, a scholarship enabled him to complete Princeton's admission requirements at Mercersburg.
As an undergraduate, Ted managed Cap & Gown with Caleb Gates '26, was circulation manager of the Daily Princetonian, played lacrosse, rented Fords to classmates, and majored in history. One of his teachers recommended him to James Forrestal '15 at Dillon Read & Co., which Ted joined in 1926. Four years later he founded the investment counseling firm of Beck Mack & Oliver, which he headed until his son John '53 succeeded him.
His wife, Madeline, who died five years ago, and his children were the center of his life. He saw to it that Princeton touched them, too. Ted was proud of his classmates for their recordbreaking generosity in the major-reunion campaigns he led. He was class president 198591. In appreciation the class in 1991 conferred on him its Distinguished Service Award.
Our deep sympathy is extended to his family: his children, John '53, Susan B. Wasch, and T. E. Jr. '52, and 12 grandchildren, including Susanne Beck '81, Wells Beck '91, and Frederick Wasch '94. We will miss Ted Beck.
The Class of 1926

Stewart Becker '26
Stewart Becker died Apr. 24, 1995, at Park Vista, a retirement community in Youngstown, Ohio. After our graduation Stewart spent two years in China teaching with PrincetoninPeking and traveling extensively in the Far East and in Europe.
In 1928 Stewart married Leila Hopper. He worked for General Electric until 1939, when he moved to Tucson because of his failing health. In 1941 Leila and their two boys reunited with Stewart in Denver, where Stewart had started an instrument company. In 1947 the family moved to Tucson, where Stewart began a teaching career in the physics department at the U. of Arizona. In 1950 he earned an MS in physics there, and in 1954 a PhD at Texas A & M. At the U. of Arizona, he transferred to the electrical engineering department and taught there until he retired in the mid-1960s. In 1988 Stewart and Leila moved to Park Vista, which is close to their son, Lawrence.
Stewart's principal interest was ham radio. He had one of the earliest licenses granted to ham operators. He wrote many articles, was an accomplished photographer, and worked extensively with cloisonné and polished stone jewelry.
Leila lived but nine months after Stewart's death. Their son John died in 1961. They are survived by son Lawrence, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
The Class of 1926

Guy O. Dove Jr. '26
Guy Dove, well-known business executive in the Washington, D.C., area, died Aug. 21, 1996, in Suburban Hospital. He was 94.
Guy will be remembered as a loyal member of the class, a member of Cap & Gown, as well as an excellent soccer player from Gilman and a member of the Triangle chorus. After graduation Guy was an investment banker until 1934, when he joined E. B. Adams & Co., a wholesale distributor of restaurant equipment and supplies, of which Guy's father was one of the founders. Guy became president of the firm in 1942. Later he became chairman, a position he held until he retired in 1990.
Guy and Elinor Louise Stringer were married in 1936. She died in 1987. In 1993 Guy married Mary Hillyer, who survives him as do his three sons, Guy III, Peter B., and Christofer C., his stepson, Sauders C. Hillyer, nine grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. The class extends its sympathy to all.
The Class of 1926

James Todd Jr. '27
James Todd Jr. died Oct. 17, 1996, at his home in Bedford, N.Y., of complications from Parkinson's disease.
Jim came to us from the Hill School. At Princeton he played polo and was a member of Clio and Tower clubs. He majored in English poetry.
After graduation he was a director of several small companies in Pittsburgh and NYC. He married Alice dePeyster of NYC in 1933. She died in 1983.
During WWII, Jim was with Gen. Patton's invasion force as G2 liaison officer to the French in Casablanca and to the British 1st Army in Tunisia. He later headed counter-intelligence operations. He rose to the rank of major and was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Croix de Guerre, and the Order of the Crown of Italy.
After the war, he headed two real estate companies and earned an MA in politics and diplomacy from Columbia U. In 1954 he organized the Mianus Gorge Preserve, the first project of the Nature Conservancy. He devoted the next 30 years to the Preserve's programs and land acquisition.
He is survived by two sons, James '61 and Fredric '67, and three daughters, Louise Ambler, Alice Biays, Anne Osborn, 10 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The class joins them in mourning the loss of a colorful classmate.
The Class of 1927
Albert Richard Diebold '29
Dick died June 16, 1996. He prepared for college at Hotchkiss, and after Princeton had a few years in investment work, and then went into pharmaceuticals, becoming president of Kilmer & Co. in Stamford, Conn., in 1938. Later he became interested in farming, breeding Holsteins in Roxbury, Conn., and raising sugar cane in Florida. His charitable interests included a directorship of the Christian Herald Assn. In 1930 he married Dorothy Rosen, who survives as do their sons, Dudley G. and Albert Jr., and their daughter, Diane Terni. The class extends sincere sympathy to Dick's family.
The Class of 1929

John Wilson Haines '29
Johnny died June 24, 1996. He prepared for college at Tome School. At Princeton he played soccer and was on the 150pound crew. His roommates were Fred Haines, Jeff Jefferis, Buck Buxton, and Bud Smith. He belonged to Dial Lodge.
Johnny's distinguished military career was preceded by some years in securities business, in GMAC, and in CCC duty with the Army. When war came he went into Field Artillery and served for six years, including combat service in Europe, retiring as colonel. After the war he went to Salt Lake City and became secretarytreasurer of the Island Gas Co., which he started with his brother L. M. Haines '26.
He was a firearms specialist and after his competing years were finished, he served constantly as instructor and referee in rifle and pistol marksmanship. He wrote many articles for the Field Artillery Journal.
In 1935 he married Edith Hamilton, and she survives, together with their son, John M. The class extends sincere sympathy to Johnny's family.
The Class of 1929

L. Clagett Beck '31
L. Clagett Beck died of an aneurysm Sept. 10, 1996, at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. Dr. Beck was 87. He came to Princeton via Lawrenceville. He earned his MD at Johns Hopkins in 1935.
As a physician he worked for the Dept. of the Interior in St. Croix. In 1939 he moved to Kauai, where he served as a physician on a sugar plantation. In 1942 he joined the Straub Clinic in Honolulu, where he practiced internal medicine until he retired in 1976. Lured out of retirement, he became physician at the U.S. Kwajalein Missile Base in the Marshall Islands until 1980, when he returned to Maryland, making his home on Gibson Island.
He was an avid yachtsman from childhood, and was an officer of yacht clubs on Hawaii and Kwajalein. Clag was a past president of the Gibson Island Historical Society.
His useful life brought comfort and healing to hurting patients living on the two great oceans, and elsewhere. He was a loyal son of Princeton. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Colen Beck, two sons, one daughter, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The Class of '31 is proud of him, and extends its sympathy to Ginny and to their children.
The Class of 1931

Brice H. Hereford '31
Brice H. Hereford died in Princeton, N.J., Oct. 16, 1996, from complications caused by Alzheimer's disease. He was 86.
He was born in San Francisco in 1910 and lived in Kobe, Japan, until 1918, when his family moved to Boston. There he prepared at Hotchkiss and entered Princeton in 1927.
At Princeton he rowed in varsity eights and was a reporter for the Daily Princetonian. After graduation Brice spent a year at Harvard Law School and then went to work for Gulf Oil Co., where he stayed until WWII. He was a major in the 322nd Field Artillery Battalion of the Third Army, which landed in Normandy on DDay plus 4. He was awarded two Bronze stars for meritorious service during the Battle of the Bulge, and retired with the rank of lt. colonel. After the war he returned to Gulf Oil. He remained with Gulf as a v.p. until 1973, and for 10 more years was a consultant to the petroleum industry.
In 1947 Brice married Anne deLacy Goldsmith, a lady with vast Princeton connections, and they settled down in Princeton and produced three sons. Brice and Anne served several times as host and hostess for '31 gatherings. Brice was class secretary and chair of our 20th reunion.
The Class of '31 is proud of his military service and grateful for his and Anne's consistent support of the class.
The Class of 1931

Stephen H. Lewis '31
Stephen H. Lewis died at his home in Rye, N.Y., Aug. 27, 1996. He was 86. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Desna Kramer Lewis, two sons, Dr. Stephen H. Jr. '58 and James A., six grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.
After graduation Steve entered the silk business of Kahn & Feldman in NYC which produced silk thread for the manufacture of women's hosiery made from the unwinding of imported silkworm cocoons.
After Pearl Harbor, he was commissioned in the Navy and was assigned to its supply corps. While stationed at Mechanicsburg, Pa., he was responsible for procurement of parts for diesel engines and other heavy equipment, including the chains for the immense mooring anchors of the battleship Missouri.
He was discharged as full lieutenant in 1946, then returned to NYC and founded Talbott Knitting Mills, Inc., which manufactured fullfashioned women's sweaters from woolen and orlon yarn. He remained Talbott's president until he retired in 1970, but continued to serve as a consultant until 1975.
Stephen was an active member of the Princeton Club of N.Y. He and his wife were avid golfers and sailors all of their married years. The class extends its condolences to his family.
The Class of 1931

J. Lyndon Shanley '32 *37
The class lost another eminent professor when Lyn Shanley died Oct. 22, 1996, at the Wagner Health Center in Evanston, Ill., after a long illness.
Having received both his bachelor's degree and PhD in English from Princeton, Lyn joined the faculty of Northwestern U. in 1936 and remained there until he retired in 1978. During that time, he was first assistant, and then associate, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. From 1952-67, he was also chairman for the Region IX selection committee for the Woodrow Wilson Natl. Fellowship Foundation.
Lyn was widely known for his scholarship in connection with the work of Henry David Thoreau. His book The Making of Walden revealed that this classic had been written in eight different drafts over a period of almost a decade, and showed that Walden was one of the most crafted works in American literature. A building on the Evanston campus was named for Lyn in the 1940s, an unusual honor for a relatively young professor.
Lyn's wife, Barbara, predeceased him. He is survived by a son, F. Sheppard, a daughter, Mary Lyndon, and two grandchildren. The class offers them its sincere condolences.
The Class of 1932
Charles William Miles III '33
Toddy Miles died July 5, 1996. He was 85. He was a lifelong and enthusiastic resident of Union City, Tenn.
He came to Princeton from Mercersburg, was a member of Cloister, and is remembered by many of his classmates for his wonderful stories about his hometown. After college, he earned his law degree at Penn and returned to Union City to practice law with his father in the firm of Miles and Miles.
Toddy served in the Navy JAG during the war in Washington and in the Pacific. He married Mary Whayne Turk in 1950.
Toddy used to say that he would always be a lawyer. He continued to go to the office, if just to "putter around" as long as he was able to do so. He had been active in the Tennessee Bar Assn. and in many community organizations.
He was interested in sports, particularly golf and had been city champion three times. He attended every Indianapolis 500 from 1937-93 except for the years he was in the service.
All in all, Toddy led a full and happy life. He is survived by his wife, by his two daughters, Mary V. Prince and Stella Anderson, by his son, John M., and by four grandchildren, to all of whom we extend our sincere sympathy.
The Class of 1933

James Fluckey Snowden '33
Jim died on June 18, 1996. He was 85. He had been in poor health for some time and was living in a nursing home at the time of his death.
He came to Princeton from Mercersburg. He was active in swimming in college and was a member of Terrace Club. He studied chemical engineering and worked for two years in industry in that capacity. He attended Cleveland Law School and received his degree from National Law School in Washington, D.C., in 1940.
Jim had a distinguished career in the Navy during the war, serving on the USS South Dakota in the Solomons and off Guadalcanal and on the carrier USS Intrepid during the battle of Leyte Gulf. He was a much decorated lt. commander at the end of the war.
He married Elizabeth Ann Krider in 1950.
During his career, Jim was a patent attorney for several major corporations including Mobil Oil Corp. in NYC and American Cyanamid in Stamford, Conn. He lived in Darien, Conn., for 45 years.
Jim led a full life and had an excellent career. He enjoyed sailing and was a member of the Darien Boat Club. He is survived by his son Donald, by his daughter Katherine Snowden, and by two granddaughters. We extend our sympathy to them.
The Class of 1933

William Foster '34
Bill Foster, a prominent lawyer and former president of the Princeton Alumni Assn. of Western Pennsylvania and member of the corporate gifts committee of the Council for University Resources (CUR), died Oct. 9, 1996, of a heart attack at his home in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. He was 83.
A graduate of the U. of Pittsburgh Law School, Bill was with the U.S. Steel Corp. for 30 years, rising to senior general counsel before he retired in 1978. His specialty at U.S. Steel, according to his lifelong friend Bill Rea, was the coal end of the business, which "got him into environmental matters at an early date, before the environment became such a national concern."
"He was a great outdoorsman," in the words of his son Peter. "He loved anything that had to do with being outdoors, hunting and fishing, but he especially loved skiing."
Bill is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Edwards Foster (Westover '34); another son, Dr. Howard K.; a daughter, Pauline (Mrs. Brian) Mullins; a brother, John K. '31; a sister, Elizabeth Schoyer, and six grandchildren. To them we offer our sincere sympathies.
The Class of 1934
John Edgar Gomery Jr. '34
John Gomery died Feb. 27, 1996, at the retirement community of Abbey Delray in Delray Beach, Fla. He came to Princeton from Haverford School. At Princeton he was a member of Cannon Club.
In 1934 he joined his father in Philadelphia at the Gomery Schwartz Motor Car Co., where he was employed until 1941, when he was drafted. He served in the Army Air Force until 1946, when he was discharged as a major. After the war he worked in the fruit and produce business with his uncle in Allentown, Pa. He retired to Florida in 1965 and served on the Delray Beach City Council and as treasurer of St. Paul's Episcopal Church for 17 years. He was very active in the Princeton Alumni Assn. of Palm Beach- Martin Counties and was its treasurer for many years.
John is survived by his wife, Julia Halsted Gomery, whom he married in 1943. (Her father, Douglas, was Class of '07.) He is also survived by his children, Douglas, Jill, and Jane, and two grandchildren, Colin and Russel.
The Class of 1934

Charles Edgar Graham Reeves '34
Graham Reeves, who once said he tried twice to retire "with no success," died in Pasco, Wash., Sept. 27, 1996. He retired first in 1952, from the textile business where he had worked since college. He retired again in 1965, from a company he owned to develop automatic fire alarms and manually operated signal horns. He then sold his home in Summit, N.J., the town where he was born, and moved to South Carolina, where in 1967 he built a home in Georgetown, overlooking duck marshes and the Intracoastal Waterway.
That place, called Annandale Plantation, proved to be, in Graham's words, "a very mixed bag." It had duck blinds for lease, a collection of deer stands, and some dove shoots, as well as a contracting business and one for the raising and harvesting of shrimp and blue crabs. "Intermittently," he explained, "we cut, peel, and creosote pine poles and fence posts."
Graham is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Joan Mallory Reeves (Wellesley '43); a son, Richard; a daughter, Margaret R. Drury; a sister, Susan R. Deland, and five grandchildren. To them we offer our sincere sympathies.
The Class of 1934

Rusling Wood Jr. '34
Rus Wood, the organizer and leader of our popular '34 Retreads jazz group that entertained us at reunions past, died Oct. 2, 1996, at Eastern Long Island Hospital. Formerly of Montclair, N.J., he moved to the North Fork in 1977. And he kept up his "tootling," on clarinet and sax, as a member of the Greenport (concert) Band and the East End Rhythm Band, which played for Southold Seniors groups. "I'm sure my mother and father are smiling on all this," he wrote a friend, "since they were deeply involved in music, she as a diva at the Metropolitan Opera, he as a singer and pianist."
Before he retired in 1977, Rus was the owner of Rusling Wood, Inc., a NYC firm specializing in lithographic advertising. During WWII, he served as a captain with the artillery component of the 70th Division in Europe.
Rus was predeceased by two wives, Mary F. Clark and Dorothy A. Reibling, and by a son, William A. Wood.
Surviving are his wife, Marion (Collins), whom he married in 1988; three daughters, Mary E. "Betsy" Lidgey, Marianne Pomper, and Madeline Rosenshein; a son, Rusling IV; nine grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. To them we offer our sincere sympathies.
The Class of 1934

Seymour Bernstein '36 *39
Seymour, renowned research chemist, died June 30, 1996. He was 80.
At Princeton he majored in chemistry and continued on to receive his PhD.
A resident for 53 years of New City, N.Y., he began working for Lederle Labs of Pearl River, N.Y. He retired in 1986. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, the Endocrine Society, the American Society of Biological Chemists, and Sigma Xi. He also consulted for Amfar in NYC and the Nathan Kline Institute of Orangeburg, N.Y.
Seymour conducted research in synthetic estrogens, cerebrosides, smoke particles, blood plasma, and steroids. He was a much soughtafter lecturer by several universities including Princeton, Yale, Columbia, and McGill, as well as physician groups. All through his professional career he made major contributions; he held, or collaborated on, over 200 U.S. patents for chemical compounds. Among several honors he received was the 1978 Rockland [N.Y.] Chemical Society's Distinguished Service to Chemistry Award.
In his spare time, he was an amateur artist. Seymour is survived by his wife, Ruth, a son, Richard, two brothers, and a sister. He was indeed a credit to his family, profession, Princeton, and his class.
The Class of 1936

Charles Paul Corrigan '36
Clancy died of cancer Sept. 8, 1996, at the Morristown, N.J., home of his son Rory. He was 83. He prepared at Southampton [N.Y.] H.S. and Phillips Andover Academy. At Princeton he majored in civil engineering and was a member of Tiger Inn.
After graduation he worked for his father's construction company of Southampton and then at the New York World's Fair. In 1939 he began his 40-year career at American Brake Shoe Co., later to be known as Abex Corp.
During WWII, he served four years in the Marine Corps, 32 months of which he was assigned to a Sea Bees battalion engaged mostly in bomb demolition in five island campaigns in the South Pacific theater. He retired in 1946 as lieutenant. He met his future wife, Virginia Sutherland, then with the American Red Cross, on the island of Guam. They were married in 1946.
After the war Clancy returned to Abex in sales positions in Cleveland, NYC, and Chicago. He retired in 1978 as a v.p. Up to his death he had homes in Water Mill, N.Y., and Edisto Beach, S.C. Throughout his adult life he was active as a volunteer with several civic organizations.
Clancy is survived by sons, Peter and Rory, a daughter, Megan, and three grandchildren. The class will remember Clancy's enthusiasm for life, love for family, and loyalty to Princeton.
The Class of 1936

Edward Carroll Stollenwerck '37
Enthusiastic Princetonian Stoney Stollenwerck died Oct. 5, 1996. He leaves his wife, Mary Joe, whom he married in 1939, daughter Mary, sons Richard '65 and James, and eight grandchildren. His Princeton work included running class dinners, class executive committee, Annual Giving agent in Greenwich, Conn., class v.p. 195257, member of class council, 1953 Million Special Gifts Committee, and attendant at fatherson dinners. He was most generous to Princeton and to Wilbraham Monson Academy, of which he was a trustee.
At Lawrenceville, Stoney was on the crew and the football team. At Princeton he majored in psychology, with second group honors. He was on the lacrosse team and v.p. of Cottage Club.
He attended engineering school at Columbia. He was with Taylor, Bates & Co. and Argus Research Corp. before becoming a pre-Pearl Harbor volunteer. In 1942 he was at Ft. Benning in OCS as a technical sergeant along with Jack Heminway. He participated in the Normandy landing and was in the Infantry through northern France, the Ardennes, and the Rhineland. He retired as a captain after four and a half years.
His major career, however, was in investment banking with Laird & Co., of which he was chairman and CEO, till his retirement in 1972 to Hobe Sound, Fla.
The Class of 1937

Thomas Gaynor Blake '39
Gaynor died of an aneurysm Aug. 28, 1996, at a hospital in St. Louis County, Mo., where he had lived for many years. Founder and president of Hanley Industries, a manufacturer of defense industry items, he was active in his business right up to the time of his death.
Although he entered Princeton with us, he actually earned his bachelor's in chemistry at Central Methodist College in Fayette, Mo. He also did postgraduate work at Washington U. He began his career with Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. His principal work was research, development and design of explosives and pyrotechnics, a field in which he held two patents. After he founded his own small firm, the emphasis of his work gradually shifted to production.
Gaynor and Jane Spore were married in 1942. We offer our sincere sympathy to her and to their daughter, Dorothy Lockard, son Thomas Gaynor Blake Jr., and four grandchildren as well as to Gaynor's brother, Gilbert.
The Class of 1939

Frederick Osann Jr. '39
Fred died of a heart attack while in recovery following surgery in Detroit on Sept. 4, 1996. He had retired in 1978 as v.p., manufacturing of the Chrysler Corp., where he spent his entire business career. He joined their training program after graduation, earned a master's in automotive engineering from the U. of Michigan and quickly became known as a handson engineer who liked to make things work. In a retirement citation Chrysler said " . . . the 16 million cars and trucks Chrysler brought to market while he was in charge helped to establish a foundation of good will that they would continue to build on in years ahead."
Fred was a longtime member and former senior warden at St. James Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Mich. He was past president of Oakland Hills Country Club, a trustee of Cranbrook Institute of Science, and belonged to the Senior Men's Club of Birmingham, the Economics Club of Detroit, the Princeton Engineering Assn., and was a 50year member of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Fred is survived by his wife, Joy, a son Frederick R., daughters Carol Passiak and Sally Osann, four grandchildren, and his brother, Dick Osann '43, to all of whom we offer our sincere sympathy.
The Class of 1939

Frederick Lawrence Redpath '39
Bud died May 22, 1996, one day after being injured in an automobile accident near Princeton. News of his death was reported in the July 3, 1996, PAW in both the Notebook department and in our class notes. But we cannot let him go without a formal farewell on this page, where we pay our last respects to all of our classmates.
Bud was an outstanding leader of our class ever since our freshman year. He was class president (196469), class secretary (194347), president of the 1939 Foundation (197174), and editor of our 25th and 50th yearbooks.
He served Princeton with equal zeal. He was chairman of the Alumni Council (197375), was one of the creators of the Alumni College programs, and served as chairman of the Planned Giving campaign, Quadrangle Club, and the board of the PrincetonBlairstown Center.
For years Bud and his wife, Debby, enlivened our class gatherings with their warmth and good humor. On special occasions Bud would bring along his accordion and lead us in song.
The loss of a man so gifted with compassion, courage, and the energy to carry out his ideals is hard for all to bear. We think especially of Debby, and of their three sons, three daughters, and 13 grandchildren, as well as the countless others whose lives were lightened by his touch. Thanks, Bud-and good-bye.
The Class of 1939

Patrick Wood Flournoy Jr. '42
Pat died Aug. 25, 1996, in Sarasota, Fla., after a long and debilitating bout with Parkinson's disease. It was first diagnosed while at his summer home in Denver in 1989. As a result, he sold his home there and spent his remaining years at his winter home in Sarasota, Fla.
Pat attended Andover before coming to Princeton, where he majored in modern languages and was a member of Tower Club. He left at the end of junior year and spent four and a half years in the Army Air Corps, finishing up as a 1st lieutenant.
After the war he returned to his native Charleston, W.Va., and joined the family hardware wholesale business, Charleston Hardware Co. He worked his way up through the organization, ultimately becoming president. Although he never married, he was quite philosophical on that point and devoted his energies to tennis and skiing, as well as managing the family enterprise.
To his cousins, Morris S. Flournoy, Mrs. Stephen MacGregor, Mrs. John W. Powell, and Mrs. Donald E. Dunbar, the class offers its most sincere condolences.
The Class of 1942

Richard Henry Lake Jr. '45
Hank Lake died in Houston, Tex., after a long bout with cancer, on Feb. 11, 1995, unfortunately slightly more than three months before the 50th reunion of his class. He had submitted an entry to the class 50th yearbook and thus gave us the benefits of his thoughts about Princeton and his career and family.
Hank was a native of Memphis, Tenn. He entered Princeton from the Webb School and became a member of Dial Lodge. After getting his degree in 1947, he earned a law degree from Vanderbilt in 1950 and practiced law in Memphis for many years before moving to his final residence in Houston.
Hank served as Annual Giving chairman for his class and as a regional vice-chair. He spent his career in solo practice and had the opportunity to wind down for his final years, which were occupied with walking, gardening and bridge, as well as devotion to his family.
As he noted, he was blessed with marriage to a most wonderful Mississippi lady, the former Fredrica Lanford, who survives him along with daughters Fredrica Fester and Shirley Rouse '83. In addition, Hank is survived by a sister, Laura Saunders, and by one grandchild. The class expresses its deep sympathy to Fredrica and the family.
The Class of 1945

John E. Hughes '47
Ned died May 6, 1996, at his home in Deer Isle, Maine, after a long illness. He came to Princeton from Exeter in the summer of 1943, served in the Army Air Corps, and returned to Princeton after the war to take his degree. An English major at Princeton, he went on to teach English at Lawrenceville.
After his stint at Lawrenceville, Ned went to Oxford, where he received an MA with honors. He then taught for a year at St. Columba's College in Dublin. Returning to this country, he accepted a position at the Verde Valley School in Arizona. Two years later he went to Brooklyn Poly Prep. In 1957 he moved to Boston as a member of the founding faculty of Commonwealth School. There he taught for 31 years. This school was established as a city academy to include the resources of Boston as part of the curriculum. Ned took pride in creating awareness in his students of the city's part in their lives.
While on the Commonwealth faculty, Ned spent his sabbatical leaves doing literary research at Oxford and teaching American literature at Copenhagen and Fyn universities in Denmark. After retiring in 1988, he moved to Deer Isle, where he spent his last years.
To Ned's wife, Peggy, his stepdaughter, Sarah Creighton, and his stepson, William Creighton, the class extends its warmest sympathy.
The Class of 1947

George B. Levy '47
George (sometimes known as Moe) died of cancer Aug. 4, 1996. He came to Princeton in 1943 from the U. of Pittsburgh in the Navy's V12 program and stayed on after the war, but returned to Pitt his senior year and took his degree there. At Princeton he won a varsity P in baseball.
George's professional life was devoted to the aluminum industry. As an officer of Natl. Intergroup, Inc. (formerly Natl. Steel), he specialized for many years in the manufacture, fabrication, and distribution of aluminum extrusions and the application of special finishes to the metal. He rose to the presidency of the corporation's national aluminum extrusion division and continued in that position until the onset of his illness.
He began a secondary career in 1959 as a radio spotter for Penn State. In the early 1960s he was a high school and college football scout and recruiter. He went on to become a professional scout for the Dallas Cowboys. In 1974 he became a radio spotter for WTAE broadcasts of Pitt football, and just three years ago he took on the same work for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In 1947 he married Muriel Gusky, a U. of Pittsburgh graduate. To her and to their son, Robert '74, and their daughter, Mona Yarnell, the class extends its deepest sympathy.
The Class of 1947

Edward Carsten Balcke '50
Ted Balcke died Sept. 3, 1996, at his home in Centerville, Mass., after a yearlong ordeal with prostate cancer.
Born in Garden City, N.Y., Tiger Ted attended Phillips Exeter. He spent a year and a half in the Merchant Marine before entering Princeton in the fall of 1947. A member of Cannon Club, Ted majored in economics. After graduation he was commissioned in the USAF as a flying radar observer. In 1951 he survived a crash landing, sustaining a serious back injury.
Ted married Stephanie Winship (Smith '52) in 1952. After his discharge in the fall of 1953, he went to work for the Glens Falls Insurance Co., where he eventually became head of personnel. From 1971-78, he was v.p. at American Mutual Insurance Co. He left to become a partner at Garafolo & Curtis, an executive search firm. In 1991 Ted formed his own search firm, specializing in placement of medical professionals. He remained active until a few weeks before his death.
Ted is survived by Stephanie, his wife of 44 years; two sons, Tad and Will; two daughters, Kate and Anne; and seven grandchildren, five girls and two boys. On July 27, Ted received assurance (in the form of 7-lb. Peter Edward Balcke) that the Balcke name would be carried on. We will remember him for his kindness, gentleness, sensitivity, humor, and good-nature.
The Class of 1950

William Taylor Stevenson Jr. '50
The Reverend W. Taylor Stevenson died at home Feb. 27, 1996, after a brief illness. Taylor prepped at the Hill School, and after Princeton, he attended Episcopal Theological Seminary (bachelor's of divinity 1953), the U. of Edinburgh, and Durham U. in England (PhD in theology 1960). Taylor was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1953, and over the decades served parishes in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Scotland, England, Manitoba, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
From 1976 until he retired in 1995, Taylor was professor of philosophical theology at Seabury Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill. He was editor of the Anglican Theological Review for 12 years, beginning in 1971. He published two books: History as Myth (1969) and Soul and Money: A Theology of Wealth (1991).
Taylor's vocation as teacher, editor, priest, and theologian was fed by a wide range of sources including Samuel Johnson, military history, Jung, and the Wall St. Journal. He was a rose gardener and a wine connoisseur. Taylor was regularly voted the most popular professor in seminary. In his books, in his preaching, and in his classes for a generation of Episcopal clergy, Taylor strove to illumine God's word and presence in all of life's experiences. To Taylor's wife, Karen, and his children, the class extends its deepest sympathy, and celebrate a life well lived.
The Class of 1950

Robert B. Ambrose '53
Bob Ambrose died Sept. 17 at Hilton Head Island, S.C., where he and his wife, Natalie, had moved after his distinguished medical career. Bob prepared at Newark Academy. At Princeton he was president of the PreMedical Society, active in Triangle, and v.p. of Cannon Club, where there were many good times especially with Bob Binder, Marty Mayer, Chip Sibbers, Russ Smith, Jim Swiggett, Ed Waesche, and Bob Unger '54. Chip recalled Bob's "musical talents and great sense of humor." Bob majored in religion, and Chip pointed out that "religion said a great deal about who he was."
Graduating from Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1957, Bob practiced urology for 19 years, after which he became medical director and senior v.p. of medical affairs at Morristown [N.J.] Hospital until he retired in 1995. Bob's medical colleague Dr. Don Stahl represented '53 at Bob's memorial service at Basking Ridge [N.J.] Presbyterian Church. Don remembered Bob's contributions to the medical profession and wrote that Bob "was equally admired for his long list of community interests and for his loving family." Survivors include Natalie; four daughters, Margaret Uhlman, Judith Ewald, Janet Lampert, and Nancy Wentz; brother Anthony Jr., and nine grandchildren.
The Class of 1953

John Jacob Nachtrieb '53
John J. Nachtrieb, "Nox" to us of '53, died in an automobile accident in Morocco on Sept. 11 1996. He is survived by his wife, Claudine, his brother, Harold C. Nachtrieb, his three children, Harold, Kate, and Lucy, two grandchildren, and friends, whose name is legion.
John came to Princeton from Berkeley H.S. in Berkeley, Calif. He majored in English, played in the marching band, rowed freshman crew, and appeared in a Theatre Intime production. He was chairman of the junior advisory board of the 1952 BricaBrac and chairman of the 1953 Nassau Herald. He was a member of the senior class council, a member of the Orange Key's schools and scholarships committee, and a member of Cottage Club.
John's business career took him first to Gorton's of Gloucester, then to the Dole Pineapple Co., and finally into banking, where he became president of the Bank of America Travelers Check Corp. His marketing expertise was credited with building the bank's travelers check business into the industry's second largest. After his resignation from the bank, he participated in several business ventures in California and Morocco. A devoted San Franciscan, he was Grove Captain and, for some 35 years, a preeminent member of his beloved Bohemian Club. A service honoring his memory was held at the Bohemian Club Oct. 1, 1996.
The Class of 1953

Milton LeRoy Goff '55
Roy Goff died May 16, 1996, at the Jamaica Plain, Mass., V.A. Hospital. He was reared in Ithan (Villanova), Pa., and attended Episcopal Academy. He entered Princeton under the ROTC program, graduated magna cum laude, and flew Navy surveillance aircraft for several years. Roy then earned a doctorate in experimental psychology and worked as a consultant in astronaut psychology for General Electric. In 1967 he cofounded Old Barn Antiques in Bath, Maine. The business is continued by his exwife, Emery Bradley Carhart, to whom he was married for 19 years.
In later years, Roy was an antique carousel broker, a metal sculptor, and an importer of Mayan handicrafts. He spent his winters in Mexico, Guatemala, Texas, and Pennsylvania, and was a lifelong summer resident of Martha's Vineyard. Roy was also an inventor, an amateur musician, and held commercial pilot's and truck driver's licenses. His memberships ranged from BMW Motorcycle Owners to Sigma Xi.
The class extends its sympathy to his parents, Marion and Roy Goff Jr. '26, brothers Clark and William, sister Mary Jane Knipmeyer, sons Roy (Rory) IV, John, and Mark, daughter Katrina G. Hoverson, three grandchildren, and close friend Nelly Domingues de la Rosa.
The Class of 1955

Joseph DiRenzo Jr. '56
Joseph DiRenzo Jr., of Severna Park, Md., died of a heart attack at his summer home in Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 13, 1996. He had celebrated our 40th reunion with us.
Joe came to Princeton from Union Hill H.S. in Union City, N.J., majored in sociology, and joined Cannon Club. He played varsity football for three years, freshman baseball, and was IAA manager of Cannon. Following graduation he spent two years in the Army as an artillery officer. Joe worked for Mobil for 15 years, later going into oil and real estate businesses for himself. At the time of his death he was regional sales manager for Dynasplint, Inc.
For nearly 30 years he was an NCAA football official, refereeing seven bowl games and other major college gridiron contests. Joe refereed the 1984 Miami-Boston College game in which Doug Flutie threw his "Hail Mary" pass to achieve a gigantic upset, Bear Bryant's final game as coach, and games involving eight ultimate Heisman Trophy winners.
Joe's wife of 39 years, Cathy, died Oct. 14, 1996, after a long illness. Survivors include his son, Coast Guard Lt. Joseph DiRenzo III, his daughter, Donna Lee D. Graves, two grandchildren, and his mother, Mrs. Emilia DiRenzo. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them.
The Class of 1956

Reuben Adrian Bayley '84
Reuben Bayley died Oct. 28, 1994, in his native Barbados after collapsing while playing soccer.
After serving as deputy headboy of his secondary school, Harrison College, he majored in economics at Princeton and competed for the varsity track team, notably in the mile relay and his best event, the 800 meters, for which he was named to the AllIvy League indoor track team as a senior. He is still fifth on Princeton's alltime list at that distance outdoors.
One of the top athletes from Barbados of recent decades, he won a gold medal for his country at the 1985 Central American and Caribbean games and high awards at other international track competitions. After retiring from competition, Reuben continued to serve in the Amateur Athletics Assn.
Reuben's career took him to several banking and consulting jobs in NYC and later in Barbados. He had planned to begin work with the Caribbean Commercial Bank just days after his untimely passing.
Reuben's Princeton friends remember his quiet dignity and commitment to his teammates. The class extends its deepest sympathy to Reuben's mother, Odessa, father Roy Grazette, brothers Roger and William, and sister Betty.
The Class of 1984

Edwin H. Rian *27
The Reverend Dr. Edwin H. Rian died Aug. 22, 1995. He was 95. He lived in San Diego, Calif.
Born in Minneapolis, Minn., he earned his master's in Semitics at Princeton, and studied at the Princeton Theological Seminary. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1930. He studied as a Princeton Fellow at the universities of Berlin and Marburg in Germany. Early recognized as a leader among fundamentalists, he broke away from the Presbyterian Church and formed the Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.
In 1946 he left the Westminster Seminary board and joined the Christian University Assn. as its general secretary. In subsequent years he held a variety of administrative assignments at Trinity U. in San Antonio, Tex., Beaver College in Jenkintown, Pa., Jamestown College in Jamestown, N.Dak., the Biblical Seminary in NYC, and the American Bible Society, also in NYC. In 1967 he became secretary to James I. McCord, president of Princeton Theological Seminary. He held that position for 15 years until his retirement.
His wife of 65 years, Marian Schall Rian, predeceased him by one year. He is survived by three daughters, 10 grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. To all his family we extend deep sympathy.
The Graduate Alumni

Craig R. Thompson *37
Craig R. Thompson, retired Felix E. Shelling Professor of English Literature at the U. of Pennsylvania, died Oct. 4, 1996. He was 85.
Born in Carlisle, Pa., he earned his bachelor's at Dickinson College and his AM and PhD at Princeton.
Prior to joining the Penn faculty in 1968, he was professor of English and the library director at Haverford College, and professor of English at Lawrence U. He also taught at Cornell and Yale universities. He was an eminent authority on the life and work of Erasmus, and translated and edited The Colloquies of Erasmus (1965). He held fellowships and served as consultant at the Folger Shakespeare Library, and was several times a Guggenheim Fellow. Craig received an honorary Litt.D. from Dickinson in 1966. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society, the Cosmos Club, Phi Beta Kappa, the Nassau Club, the Franklin Inn, and Kappa Sigma.
For some time Craig was on the Alumni Council as the graduate school representative. He loved his years at Princeton; he continued to repeat the daily Latin prayers said at dinner in the graduate school every night at home for the rest of his life.
He is survived by his wife, Isabella, two sons, Allan and James '67, and two granddaughters.
The Graduate Alumni

Barton Loag Jenks Jr. *50
Barton Loag Jenks Jr., professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State U., died Nov. 6, 1995, in State College, Pa. He was 72.
A 1945 graduate from Swarthmore College, he earned his MS in mechanical engineering at Princeton. He joined the Penn State faculty the same year and remained there for the entire span of his professional life. He was honored several times for significant contributions to the curriculum of his department and for extensive work as career counselor to engineering students; he was an adviser to the local chapter of Pi Tau Sigma honorary fraternity. Dr. Jenks was a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania and was active in the creation and evaluation of Pennsylvania professional engineering licensing examinations.
A member of the Quaker Meeting since 1952, he served his church as clerk of the Meeting, Sunday School teacher, and member of the ministry and worship committee. He was one of the leaders of a group of Quakers who developed Foxdale Village, a continuing care community, and he was chairman of its board for six years.
His wife, the former Jane Reppert, whom he married in 1943, survives him. He is also survived by two children, Effie and Barton, and a sister, Betty Jenks Johnson. To the entire family we extend sincere condolences in their loss.
The Graduate Alumni