Lorton died March 14, 2014, in Savannah, Ga., where he was born in 1917.

After attending the Lawrenceville School and Princeton and serving in World War II, Lorty spent his entire life in Savannah. He worked there as a stockbroker and later as co-owner of Morgan’s Inc. and owner of Atlantic States Personnel.

At Princeton, Lorty was a member of the 150-pound football team and ROTC. During the war, he rose to the rank of major in the Army. His battalion landed on D-Day and was involved in the fierce fighting that resulted in the breakout at St. Lô. He participated in the liberation of Paris Aug. 25, 1944, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was wounded on Jan. 28, 1945, and was awarded three Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart.

In the Savannah area, Lorty served on many boards and with many organizations, including Savannah Country Day School, the science museum, the Colonial Wars Society, Rotary Club, and St. Andrews Society. He was a vestryman at his church.

Lorty was predeceased by his wife, Margaret, and by his son, Lorton Jr. He is survived by two daughters and a daughter-in-law and their families, including granddaughter Laura Worley Bieze ’92. To them all, the class extends its sympathy.

Undergraduate Class of 1939