Appleton Fryer ’50

Appleton Fryer, better known as “Tony,” died June 25, 2013, in Buffalo after a brief illness.

As one of his sons wrote, “Tony was a proud Princetonian who gave generously of his time and resources to Annual Giving, the Western New York Schools Committee, and the Rowing Association.”

Tony graduated from St. Mark’s and briefly served in the Navy. At Princeton, he majored in modern languages and graduated with honors. He was both an oarsman and manager of the crew, and a member of the Nassoons, the Glee Club, and Cottage Club.

After a stint in the Army that took him to Germany as a liaison officer to the French army, he returned to his hometown of Buffalo. There he held many positions in business and financial fields, most notably founding the Duo-Fast Co., which he owned until 1984.

In 1979 he was appointed Buffalo’s first honorary consul for Japan, for which he received a special award from the Japanese consulate general in 2002. His community benefited greatly from his involvement in cultural, educational, patriotic, religious, and fraternal affairs.

Our condolences go to Angeline, his wife of 60 years; and his children, Appleton Jr. ’78, Daniel ’78, Robert ’82, and Catherine ’83.