Alexander Dodson Rhea III ’41

Alex died on Sept. 1, 2000. Entering Princeton in the fall of 1939 as a transfer from Texas Christian U., he was a member of Gateway and graduated with high honors in economics.

He served in the navy in the Atlantic and Pacific, ending as a lt. commander in Jan. 1946.

After a brief stint in the family business in Forth Worth, he joined General Motors Overseas Corp., where he had a distinguished career with assignments in New York, Brazil, Venezuela, Germany, Australia, and England. In 1968 he was appointed chair and managing director of G.M. Holdens, Ltd. Australia. In 1970 he became chair and managing director of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd. England, and in 1973 chair General Motors European Advisory Council, London. He retired in 1977.

Alex is survived by his wife of 55 years, Suzanne Menocal Rhea, and a sister, Dorothy Rhea.

The Class of 1941