Alan Durant West Sr. ’36

Alan died Mar. 22, 1996, after a short struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 82. After graduating from Blair Academy, at Princeton he majored in economics and was a member and undergraduate officer of Arbor Inn. He left Princeton at the end of his junior year and was employed by Fredenburg and Lounsbury of NYC. Later he served 20 years as an industrial engineer at Wright Aeronautical Corp. followed by five years at General Dynamics Corps. He retired in 1973.

His first wife, Isabella A. Newmiller, died in 1956. They had three children, who survive, son Alan D. Jr., daughters Diana W. Mozino, and Dorothy Rudick.

His second wife, Edria Cubby, died in 1995. Alan is also survived by seven grandchildren.

He enjoyed golf for more than 66 years. A highlight was when he played a practice round at Nutley, N.J., with Gene Sarazen. He also liked fishing and coin collecting. He was a founder and officer of the first really active home owners group in Toms River, N.J., and was a member of the Dover Township [N.J.] Board of Adjustments, serving two years as secretary.

Alan was proud of his Princeton education. We express sympathy to his family.

The Class of 1936