Arthur Dowell III ’44

Art died May 22, 2016.

He came to Princeton from the Peddie School, where he was active in swimming, tennis, and golf.

At Princeton, Art majored in engineering and was active in the Radio Society and Campus Club. He roomed first with Jack Davis and then with Woody Davis. After graduation he worked for Westinghouse, developing portable radar so it could be dropped from a plane to land without breaking, which gave an advantage over the heavy German radars. He then earned a law degree and joined his family’s firm, Alexander & Dowell, as a patent attorney.

In 1956, he married Babette Fickert. They boated frequently on the Chesapeake Bay and lived on a steel boat on the Potomac River. He cruised all over the world with his daughter, Barbara. Art and his wife retired in her hometown of Red Bluff, Calif. He served on many boards, including the Mercy Foundation, Turtle Bay’s Board of Regents, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, and Friends of the Library. On his 90th birthday, he went to the Arctic Circle with his daughter.

Babette died in 2001. Art then had a romantic partnership with Mardith Schuetz-Miller until his passing.

Art is survived by Barbara, Mardith, and his son-in-law, Cam Lancaster.