Neal Slack died April 1, 2013, at the Friends Home in Woodstown, N.J. He was 96.

Neal grew up in Pitman, N.J., but spent most of his life in Millville, N.J. Neal prepared for Princeton at Pitman High and Lawrenceville. At Princeton he majored in economics and the School of Public and International Affairs. In SPIA he received second-group departmental honors and was awarded the Gale F. Johnston Prize. Neal was a member of the freshman tennis team, Whig-Clio, the band, Gateway Club, and the Debate Panel. Freshman, sophomore, and senior years he roomed alone; junior year he roomed with T.Q. Gilson and C.C. Reid.

Neal served as an Army captain during World War II. After the war he joined Wheaton Industries, retiring as secretary of the company in 1979. He then worked for Durand International and taught business classes at Cumberland County College. He belonged to the Union Lake Sailing and Tennis Club in Millville. He was a director of the Millville YMCA, a member of the Millville Board of Education, and on the board of Millville Hospital and the public library.

Neal is survived by his brother, Charles; sons David N. ’69 and James W.; daughter Cynthia Ehlinger; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. To them all, we extend deepest sympathy.

Undergraduate Class of 1938