Mark Swetland died Feb. 20, 2013. He was the son of Mark Swetland Sr. *25 and Blanche Compton.

Mark prepared at Blair Academy and Peddie, where he was valedictorian of his class and graduated with highest honors.

Mark’s father was a musician, and some of this talent passed on to his son. At Princeton he was a member of the band and the orchestra. He joined Gateway Club and graduated with honors in chemical engineering.

After graduation, Mark went to work for Vulcan Copper and Supply Co. as a draftsman and ultimately wound up as chief mechanical engineer. In the 1960s he joined the Lummus Co. as an engineer. Mark and his wife, Jean, liked to travel, and work for Lummus gave them plenty of opportunities, including assignments in Canada, Mexico, England, and Indonesia.

After retiring from Lummus, Mark greeted this new phase of his life with enthusiasm. The freedom of retirement allowed him to pursue a deeper knowledge of topics of particular interest — such as his family history — that had eluded him in his life as a working engineer.

To Jean; children Mark A., Paul, Diane, Susan, and David, and their spouses; and the grandchildren, the class sends sympathy.

Undergraduate Class of 1942