Albert Bush-Brown ’46

DR. ALBERT BUSH-BROWN, one of our most distinguished classmates, died in Barnstable, Mass., July 22, 1994. Bush had learned only two months earlier that he had inoperable cancer, bur fought courageously against it until the end. He was orphaned at eight, but was adopted by a Philadelphia family, who sent him to the Germantown Friends School. After action with the navy's submarine service, Bush came to Princeton. He majored in philosophy and got his B.A., summa cum laude in 1947, with election to Phi Beta Kappa. He stayed on for his M.A., and returned to Princeton for his Ph.D. in 1958, after teaching at Harvard, Princeton, Western Reserve, and M.I.T.

From 1962-68, Bush headed the Rhode Island School of Design, moved on to SUNY in Buffalo, and finally became president of Long Island Univ. Bush's literary talents were many-he wrote eight books and 60 essays. As a civic leader, he was equally prominent, serving on the boards of the Metropolitan Opera and Barclays Bank.

Bush leaves his widow, Fran; daughters Frances, Lesley, and Martha; son David; and eight grandchildren. To them, we send our deepest sympathy. Bush was writing his piece for our 50th yearbook when he was stricken. His words reflect his philosophy; "I shall not see you at our 50th, but still I take heart, for I gave many a leg up, just as love and friendship brought bountiful fortune to me."