Albert Martin Cooke Jr. ’42
AL DIED Sept. 7, 1990, at his home in Louisville, Ky. At the time of his death he was retired, having spent his career in industry, mostly manufacturing. Al grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. and came to Princeton from Brooklyn Poly Prep. He majored in chemical engineering and was a member of Cannon Club. During the war, Al joined Linde Air Products and Chemicals Corp. in Patterson, NJ. He subsequently worked for Susquehanna Products as plant engineer, also in NJ., and then moved to Louisville, where he became V.P. of Laminating Services, Inc.
Al was married to Marie Straukamp, Apr. 7, 1945, and they had four children. To his son, William J., and his daughters, Ann, Patricia, and Cathy, the Class extends its sincere condolences.
The Class of 1942
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