Alexander Black ’36

Alex died Feb. 9, 1999. He was 84. A native of Pittsburgh, he prepared at its Peabody H.S. At Princeton he majored in history and was a member of Terrace Club. He earned his law degree in 1939 from Harvard.

He practiced law for 50 years with the Pittsburgh firm of Buchanan Ingersoll and its predecessor. In 1991 he was named one of the top real estate lawyers in the country in Best Lawyers in America. He was a member of the Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and American Bar Associations.

In 1942, Alex enlisted as an apprentice seaman in the Navy. He rose in rank over three years to that of lieutenant (s.g.). Most of his service was aboard the light cruiser San Diego. He was awarded 14 Battle Stars in the Pacific theater.

After the war he returned to his law firm. In 1985 he scaled back his law practice to be of counsel.

Alex is survived by his wife, Jane M., whom he married in 1955; a son, Kenneth M. '78; daughters Elizabeth B. Watson and Fredrica K. Hoeveler; and eight grandchildren.

In our 50th reunion yearbook he stated, "Princeton has had by far the most lasting influence on me of any institution I have attended."

The Class of 1936