With the death of Tony Heard Dec. 28, 2007, the class has lost a stalwart and a tower of strength. He was a man of quiet grace.
A native New Yorker, he came to us from New York City’s Trinity School, on whose board he later served for many years. At Princeton he was in Campus Club, was involved with The Daily Princetonian, and graduated with honors in economics and election to Phi Beta Kappa. He was in the Navy from 1944 to 1946.
Tony’s career was in banking and investment management. He first was with Irving Trust, then U.S. Trust from 1971 to 1988, and finally served as president of Excelsior Income Shares from 1989 to 1992. He and Phyllis moved to Nashville in 1991.
Tony was a great advocate for education and was a trustee for many years of Collegiate School, Trinity-Pawling School, and of his alma mater, Trinity School. He served as an elder of West End Collegiate Church in New York from 1961 to 1991. He served as our treasurer from 1988 to 1993.
He is survived by Phyllis, his wife of 59 years; daughter Elizabeth Gambee; son E. Anthony III; and five grandchildren. The class has lost a noble friend with the death of Tony Heard.
Undergraduate Class of 1948