Wooly died Feb. 17, 2015, in Santa Fe, N.M., where he and his wife, Elizabeth, had relocated in 1989 from Lake Forest, Ill. He was 88.
He was born Sept. 6, 1926, and grew up in Cincinnati. At college, he was a member of Ivy and graduated in June 1950 with a degree in history. He had 13 relatives who attended Princeton. Before college, Wooly had volunteered in India with the American Field Service.
After graduation, he served in the military in Korea from 1951 to 1952. His business career in Illinois was as a director and partner in the investment firm of Mitchell Hutchins, which later became part of Paine Webber.
He is survived by Elizabeth; their children, Wolcott III, Alexander, and Nancy; four stepchildren; and five grandchildren.
Undergraduate Class of 1948