Albert Bates Wenzell ’38

Al died on Jan. 2, 2000, in Burlingame, Calif., near his longtime home in Hillsborough. Born in Philadelphia on May 16, 1916, he prepared for Princeton at the Brent School, in Bagio, the Philippines, and Peddie.

He majored in history, receiving a concurrent degree from the school of public and intl. affairs, was on the lacrosse team, and was a member of Quadrangle. Bill Halsey was his roommate all four years. They first met in 1928 at Annapolis, where Al's father, Rear Admiral Louis P. Wenzell, was associated with Admiral Halsey. They remained lifelong friends.

For most of his business career, Al was associated with the W.R. Grace Co., serving in various South American port cities for 17 years and later in NYC, where he was active in Latin American trade development. He retired in 1982 as v.p. and general manager of the West Coast division of Grace's successor corporation Delta Steamship.

Al is survived by his wife, Mildred (Millie) Brown Wenzell, and by three children of his late wife, Gladys Ojeda: Albert Jr. '69, Vanessa, and Peter. His extended family includes five grandchildren, four stepdaughters, nine step-grandchildren, and one step-great-grandson. The class shares the family's loss and extends its sympathy.

The Class of 1938