Albert Covolo ’30 *31

AL COVOLO, the oldest member of our Class, died in New York on May 14, 1992. Al was born in St. Gall, Switzerland, but his family moved to the U.S. when he was ten years old. He came to Princeton from Union Hill High School in NJ. At Princeton he was awarded the Class of 1883 Prize for Freshmen in the School of Engineering and the Princeton Club of N.Y. Prize for Improvement During Freshman Year. Al stayed on in Princeton an extra year to obtain his degree in civil engineering.

Al was with the Civil Aeronautics Administration from 1935 to 1939 and then spent three years with the War Department, working on the design of the Oak Ridge facility for the Manhattan Project. After the war, he spent nine years with Ford, Bacon, and Davis, then transferred to Bogart and Chiles, and finally to Con Edison in N.Y., from which he retired in 1969

Al enjoyed hiking and was an avid member of the Adirondack Mountain Club. As a member of the Fort Washington Collegiate Church, he ran the remedial reading program for neighborhood children.

Surviving are his widow, Genevieve, and two nieces and their children. To them we extend our deep sympathy. We will miss Al's ever present warm and cheerful company.

The Class of 1930