Steve grew up in Providence and Saunderstown, R.I., and attended Providence Country Day School. While at Princeton, he majored in chemistry. He served three years in the Navy Reserve, and then worked briefly for the J.T. Baker Chemical Co.  

After receiving a master’s degree from Columbia Business School, Steve began working for Union Carbide Corp. in 1949. He spent the next 33 years working for Carbide in a variety of accounting and financial positions, the last 11 as its treasurer.  

After his retirement in 1982, Steve was an active volunteer for numerous organizations in his hometown of Darien, Conn. He
served terms as commodore of the Noroton Yacht Club, headed Darien’s United Way campaign, and in 1989, received the Darien Chamber of Commerce’s Award for Lifetime Achievement.  

Steve dated Sally Lord while at Princeton, and they were wed in June 1949. During nearly 59 years of marriage, they were devoted to the University. Steve is survived by Sally; their three sons, Steve’73, Pete, and Dave; six grandsons; and one granddaughter. Two grandsons, Andrew ’06 and David ’08, graduated from Princeton. The class expresses its sympathy to the family.

Undergraduate Class of 1945