Andrew Augustus Smith ’33 *34

Andy died of leukemia Jan. 16, 1997, at his home in Stonegates in Greenville, Del. He was well aware of his condition; shortly before he died, he met with a group of friends over lunch and in good spirits told them he hadn't long to live.

Andy grew up in NYC and prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville. At Princeton he roomed all four years with Rube Morriss and was a member of Cloister Inn. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and stayed another year to earn a master's in chemical engineering. He then went to work for the DuPont Co. in the explosives and textile fibers department at Gibbstown, N.J. He retired in 1976.

Andy was involved in many community activities including fundraising for the United Way and Christ Church Christiana Hundred of Greenville. He was a member of the Society of Cincinnati.

His first wife, Mary Virginia Barnes, whom he married in 1937, died in 1987. He then married Yvonne Townsend Woodberry. Yvonne and Andy were enthusiastic participants in the minireunion we had at White Sulphur in Oct. 1992.

Andy is survived by Yvonne, two sons, Andrew A. Jr. and Wade H. B., a daughter, Ginger, and six grandchildren. As a lifelong friend of his who sent us his obituary said, "We all lost a gentleman who made the world a better place."

The Class of 1933