Stanley D. Whitford Jr. ’53 Alumni Records has advised us that Stanley died March 19, 2014, in Lafayette, Colo. Unfortunately, he lost touch with the class many years ago.
Born in Oak Park, Ill., he graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School. As a freshman at Princeton, he diligently prepared for coach Howard Canoune’s swim team, which posted a splendid record of 10 wins. As a sophomore, he joined Tower Club and roomed during upperclass years with Al Kohn, Hal Miller, and Jim Neff. Jim remembered Stanley as “popular and mainstream,” and was a groomsman when Stanley married Betty Borg. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in geology, Stanley served two years in the Army, received a master’s degree at Northwestern, and earned an MBA at the University of Chicago.
Among the natural-gas industry firms he served as a geologist were Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America and Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. Stanley enjoyed making connections with all kinds of people. His activities included traveling, hunting, fly-fishing, gardening, swimming, and tennis.
Condolences go to his wife, Betty; sons Peter D. and David A.; daughters Patty Schwarzkopf, Christina Lewis, and Karin Stewart; and 13 grandchildren. We miss Stanley and regret that he did not keep in touch.