Andrew Francis McBride Jr. ’28

Andy McBride, whom we knew as "Mac" in college, died June 17, 1945. He lived in Wyckoff, N.J. Mac prepared for college at Newark Academy. At Princeton he majored in biology and was a member of Triangle Club and Elm Club.

He earned his medical degree from Columbia in 1933. Mac specialized in surgery and became the attending surgeon at St. Joseph Hospital in Paterson. He was a member and on the board of governors of the American College of Surgeons.

Mac enlisted in the Army in WWII, and was stationed in the U.S., Europe, and North Africa. He was decorated with the Bronze Star, and attained the rank of major. When he came back to civilian life, he married Eugenia "Jean" L. Alblinger, a nurse anesthetist, in 1945. She predeceased him in 1992.

Mac attended our 50th, 55th, and 60th reunions, and at our 65th, he brought with him a large family contingent, making their participation one of that reunion's highlights.

Mac is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Eileen Cherry; three sons, Andrew F. III, Hugh M., and Kevin J.; Kevin's wife, Paula, and their daughter Kate. His son Eugene died in 1994. The sympathy of the class is with his family.

The Class of 1928