Adam Fry Shaner II ’44

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AD DIED May 26, 1991, in Easton, Penn. He was one of a number who withdrew from Princeton at the end of his sophomore year and chose not to maintain contact with our Class. During WWII he entered Navy flight training, earned his wings, and flew T.B.F.'s stateside. Upon separation from the Service, he attended Lafayette College, received a civil engineering degree, and went to work for Bethlehem Steel, Adam leaves his widow, Marjorie; two sons, Adam F. III and Jeffrey A.; and a daughter, Susan. Our condolences to all his family and friends with the wish that we had known him better over the years.

The Class of 1944

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