Allen Caryl Bigelow Jr. ’42

Ace Bigelow died of prostate cancer Aug. 27, 2007, in Charlotte, N.C. A lifelong bachelor, he had lived in Charlotte for many years.

Ace was born in Princeton in 1919 and graduated from the Taft School. At Princeton he joined Cottage Club and earned numerals as a member of the freshman hockey and the varsity hockey teams.

After graduation, Ace was inducted into the Army as an officer in the field artillery of the 99th Division. In September 1944 the division sailed for England and then for France. During the Battle of the Bulge, Ace was wounded when a bomb hit his command post. He was evacuated to England and spent four months in a hospital. His services were recognized with a Purple Heart and a decoration from the government of Luxembourg.

After the war Ace worked in sales for insurance and fabric companies. A popular man with a gift for friendship, he enjoyed playing tennis and golf and shooting skeet, an activity in which he excelled. He traveled widely with other family members.

To his sisters, Katherine Hammond and Elizabeth Stickney; his cousin, Jack Wallace '55; and his 10 nieces and nephews, the class sends its sympathy.