Albert Joseph Diesinger ’36

Al died Dec. 15, 1998, in Gladwyne, Pa. He was 84. A graduate of the Lawrenceville School, at Princeton he majored in economics, graduating magna cum laude, and was a member of Charter Club. He was on the freshman football and swimming teams and the varsity lightweight football team.

He was a resident of Abington, Pa., for 38 years before moving to Gladwyne in 1996. He also maintained a residence at Royal Oak, Md.

Al spent most of his business career with Beemer Engineering Co. of Fort Washington, Pa., where he was president for many years. He retired in 1990. A fellow company executive was Hampton G. Silcox III.

Al was a devoted yachtsman, having sailed in 12 Newport-Bermuda races. He was a past commodore of Philadelphia's Corinthian Yacht Club, a member of the Cruising Club of America, and a former member of the Tred Avon Yacht Club of Oxford, Md. He and Doris did a lot of cruising along the East Coast, Europe, and the Bahamas. He also was an avid skier.

Al is survived by his wife, Doris MacDonald Diesinger, daughters Joan D. Hendriks and Andrea D. Mitchell, and three grandchildren.

He indeed will be remembered by his friends in the class.

The Class of 1936