Oliver Miller Blackburn ’43

WE LOST Ollie May 24, 1990, from the lingering aftereffects of a 1984 stroke, coupled with severe emphysema. He was 69, and had been very ill and hospitalized for several weeks prior to his death. Ollie was a product of the Pittsburgh area and lived there most of his life. He served with distinction in the military during both WWII and the Korean conflict. While at Princeton, Ollie distinguished himself academically, with election to phi beta kappa. Following graduation from Harvard law school, he spent his working career as an attorney for Westinghouse.

Ollie is survived by two children, Elizabeth and john; a brother, William; a nephew, James '69; and three grandchildren. His nephew James summed up all out sadness when he wrote: "Ollie was a wonderful, funny, and literate man with a capacity to listen and hear the words and feelings of others that endeared him to everyone he met. We will miss him, and I'm sure his fellow 1943 classmates will too." To the entire family we offer deepest sympathies.

The Class of 1943