Andrew W. Barr ’27

Andrew W. Barr, our class vice-president, died Aug. 14, 1997, in Grosse Pointe, Mich., after a long illness.

The son of Alfred H. Barr 1889, Andy came to us from Kiski. At Princeton, he was a member of the freshman lacrosse squad and the freshman prom committee, and was manager of the orchestra and Elm Club. He roomed in S. Dod with R.G. Wilson '25 during freshman and sophomore years, and with W.R. Webster for junior and senior years. He majored in English.

Andy joined Price Waterhouse in Detroit, eventually becoming managing partner. He was a trustee of Detroit U., president of the Princeton Club of Michigan, treasurer of the Detroit University Club, trustee of Harper Hospital, president of the Michigan United Way Fund, treasurer of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and president of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. He retired in 1965, but continued his magnificent record in civic affairs on the executive committee of the Detroit Chamber of Commerce and in other civic posts too numerous to mention. Andy summered in Greensboro, Vt., where I lunched with him on several occasions.

He married Edith Gregory Butler in 1931; they had four children, Andrew '59, Mary, Elsa, and Catherine. He had five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Edith lives at 125 Meriweather Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236; 313-882-1422. To his family, the class extends sympathy in the loss of the most prominent civic leader amongst its members.

The Class of 1927