Beau died Jan. 8, 2014, in Wyndmoor, Pa., after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

After attending Kent and Episcopal schools, he followed his father (1919) to Princeton, where he roomed with Bish Colmore, then Reg Bishop, Doug Copeland, and John Doar. He majored in politics and was a member of Colonial Club and ROTC. Beau graduated in 1943 and spent 35 months in the Air Corps, earning a Purple Heart in Europe.

He became a partner in Lukens, Savage & Washburn insurance in Philadelphia and married Mary Tyler Brook in 1951, with whom he had four children. A liberal Republican, he served on numerous boards, including Family Service and the Chestnut Hill Hospital.

For 47 years, Beau’s office was in the same building — first when he was a partner in Lukens and then with Alexander & Alexander. He loved to sail in his day sailer and came to many ’44 reunions.

Predeceased by his daughter Rosina in 2002, Beau is survived by his wife; three children, Aurelia Lowry, W.B. Whitney IV ’76, and Mary Tyler Webster; seven grandchildren; and a sister.

Undergraduate Class of 1944