Arthur F. Davies Jr. ’36

Art died Jan. 11, 2006. He was 92 and a longtime resident of Wilton, Conn.

He prepared at Montclair (N.J.) High School and the Salisbury (Conn.) School. At Princeton he majored in political science and was a member of Tower Club. In 1938 he graduated from Harvard Business School.

Art served in the Army Quartermaster Corps from 1942 to 1946, spending his last three years in the Quartermaster General's office in Washington, where he rose in rank to captain. He was awarded the Army Commendation Ribbon.

Art's business career included positions at the Bank of New York as security analyst; at National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn., where he served as treasurer during his last few years; and finally, at Union Trust Co. in Stamford, Conn. (which became Wachovia Bank), as a senior vice president and later consultant. He retired in 1978.

He is survived by his wife, the former Eleanor Simler, whom he married in 1947; a son, Robert C.; a daughter, Mary Ellen Davies Soukup; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.