Alfred U. Elser Jr. ’56

Fred died Feb. 24, 2013. He was the son of Alfred Uihlein Elser, a member of the Class of 1928, and Gertrude Emma Deuster.

Fred was on the football, basketball, and track teams at Milwaukee Country Day School. At Princeton he majored in physics, received numerals in freshman track, and was a member of Key and Seal.

He earned a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Stanford in 1958. Fred then worked for IBM in marketing and management from 1958 to 1994. He was a longtime board member of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co.

An active volunteer in Greenwich, Conn., Fred served as a trustee of the Bruce Museum. He founded and led the SeniorNet computer school, directing a volunteer staff of 40 people.

Fred’s club affiliations included the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, the Stanwich Club, the Greenwich Croquet Club, and the New England Society in the City of New York. He was also in the Milwaukee Club, the Milwaukee Country Club, and the West Highland White Terrier Club of America. He was a longtime member of Christ Church in Greenwich.

Fred is survived by his wife, Anne Hall Elser; and by three children from a previous marriage, Alfred Elser lll, Elizabeth Elser, and Amy Elser Hall.