Philip Burnham ’31

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ALTHOUGHWE HAVEN'T HEARD from Phil for a long time, he had a distinguished career mostly in editing and writing of which the Class can be proud. Moving from N.Y. to San Francisco to Tucson, Phil died Apr. 6, 1991. At college, he was chairman of the TIGER and a writer for the PRINCE. Shortly after graduation, Phil became associated with the wellknown Catholic journal Commowel and soon became the editorinchief. During WWII, he served as an Army Air Force officer attached to the Office of Strategic Services. To his widow and their family, the Class extends its sympathy.

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