One of 14 grandchildren of the founder of the Kroger Co., Krog died March 12, 2013, in Naples, Fla.
An Andover graduate, Krog was a member of the freshman crew, played varsity lacrosse, and joined Cottage Club. He majored in economics and graduated cum laude. His roommates were Gid Upton, Ric Ohrstrom, and Coleman Edgar. Krog married Kathryn (Kay) Mitchell in 1945.
For three years in the Army he served as a first lieutenant in the 20th Armored Division and the Office of Strategic Services. After 20 years in banking in Cincinnati, he entered the investment-counseling business. Active in the Children’s Hospital and Berea College in Kentucky, he was involved in the Red Cross and was treasurer of the Princeton Club of Southern Ohio. He served on a Cincinnati ’44 mini-reunion committee in 2006 that was attended by 45 classmates and family.
Krog also was active in a Cincinnati group called the Committee of 28, which was formed in 1964 to facilitate dialogue between whites and blacks.
In later years he and Kay spent their winters in Naples, where they were members of the Naples Yacht Club. She survives him, as do his brother, Irving ’42; daughter Adele Bunker; sons Tom and Charles; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.