Al died in Palm Beach, Fla., May 19, 2014.
He entered Princeton from Scarsdale (N.Y.) High School, where he was active in student government and on the publications board.
At Princeton he majored in politics, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated with high honors. He was a member of Whig-Clio and was on the freshman debate panel. Al was also treasurer of Key and Seal Club.
After graduation, Al spent three years in the Army and then went into the publishing business. He served in various executive positions until he became president of the textbook publisher Appleton Century Crofts. He left to become executive vice president of the publishing unit of the American Management Association and worked in several positions there before retiring in 1987.
After retirement, Al did volunteer work for many community organizations, including the YMCA of Pawling, N.Y., and was a volunteer firefighter in Scarsdale. He was a big contributor to the governance of his church.
The class sends its condolences to Al’s son, Allan ’73; and daughter, Bonnie. His wife, Barbara, predeceased him in 2010.