Alexander Anastasios Notopoulos ’38

Alec Notopoulos, respected Altoona, Penn., lawyer, died July 22, 1995, at his home in Hollidaysburg, Penn. Widowed when his wife, Christine, passed away in 1994, Alec had continued in the law despite the damaging effects of Parkinson's disease, which he had had for many years.

A graduate of Altoona H.S., he majored in politics (magna cum laude) at Princeton, joined Dial Lodge, played freshman soccer, and was in the Boxing Club. He roomed with Bob Kulp.

In 1941 he received his Harvard LLB and took the bar exam, but his career was detoured by WWII. Joining the 101st Airborne Division, he served in counterintelligence, was commissioned a lt. on the battlefield, and was decorated for his service.

He returned in 1945 to practice law in Altoona and Blair County with Goodman, Notopoulos, Silverman. He was a member of several Blair County courts and was treasurer of the County Bar Assn. He was a member of the board of the Altoona Chamber of Commerce, a local industry development corporation, several commercial firms, the local Heart Assn., and the Rotary Club.

Alec enjoyed music, tennis, golf, and above all, his family and friends. Through good times and bad, this caring man's intelligence, courage, and humor shone through as constants.

He is survived by son Alexander A. and daughter Patricia E., both lawyers, and two grandchildren. We join them in their sorrow.

The Class of 1938