Alfred Johnson Coyle ’42

Alfred J. Coyle died June 17, 2007, in Tequesta, Fla., after a long illness. With his death the Class of 1942 lost one of its outstanding figures in the financial-services industry.

Bud Coyle was born in New York City and attended Poly Prep. At Princeton he majored in geology and joined Cannon Club. After graduation he was stationed in the Army in the South Pacific. He was separated from the service as a first lieutenant in 1945.

Bud's first job was with Hemphill, Noyes & Co. in New York. In 1954 he joined Hayden Stone as a partner and, at 44, became chairman and CEO. He was instrumental in the development of Silicon Valley corporations such as Teledyne and Intel. Later he was appointed vice president at Paine Webber and was involved in bringing public such companies as Genentech.

Bud took joy in the companionship of friends and in activities that he could share with them, especially the golf and fishing that were part of the Florida way of life.

He was predeceased by his wife, Betty. To his daughters, Barbara Schaefer and Virginia Coyle; his son, Alfred Jr.; his stepchildren, Herbert Wagner, Peter Wagner, and Wendy Wagner; his brother, Charles '49; and two grandsons, the class sends its condolences.