Alan F. Lukens ’26

AL LUKENS, for many years a resident of Schenectady, N.Y., but more recently of Calif., died June 17, 1990, of pneumonia at London House, Santa Rosa, Calif., after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Al was born in Waterville, N.Y., where his father, Victor Lukens, Class of 1895, was a pastor of the Stone Street Presbyterian Church. He prepared at Episcopal Academy and, after graduation, stayed on at Princeton to take an M.S.E. in electrical engineering. He then began his career with General Electric. At G.E. Al was involved in the invention and design of small A.C. motors, which, according to his daughter, Jane, "combined his love for tinkering with his clear conceptual and problemsolving mind.,'

A quiet man, Al is remembered for an ingenious and dry sense of humor. He was interested in the outdoors and enjoyed skiing, boating, and mountain climbing. He was devoted to Greensboro, Vt., where he had a cottage and spent many summers.

Al married the former Marion E. Proctor in 1939. She predeceased him in 1987. He is survived by two daughters, Jane Lukens and Ashley Serre; a brother, Jaywood Lukens '30; and five grandchildren, to all of whom we extend our deep sympathy.

The Class of 1926