Alexander Harrison Brawner Jr. ’45

Harry Brawner died June 27, 2005.

He entered Princeton from the Menlo School in California, following his father, A. Harry Brawner 1921, and preceding his brother, Bob '52. At Princeton, Harry was president of Court Club. He served with the Sixth Army Air Force in the Caribbean as a combat intelligence specialist. He received a degree in history in 1947 and joined the family paint and glass company in San Francisco. The following year he married the former Ann Lowry.

Harry's company was sold to Hunt Foods in 1963. He then joined Bank of America, becoming a senior vice president and head of the North American division, taking responsibility for all bank activities in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Harry ended his career at Bank of America as president of its New York division and then joined Toronto Dominion Bank's California division, becoming its chief operating officer. He retired in 1982.

Harry was active in many organizations, including serving as a trustee of Menlo School, Menlo College, and New York Law School.

Ann predeceased Harry, but he is survived by his daughter, Carolyn; and sons James, Brandon, and William. The class expresses its sympathy to them and to his brother, Bob.