Arthur Tappen Soper ’56

Tap died Nov. 15, 2023, in New Canaan, Conn. After graduating from Lawrenceville, Tap followed his father, Leslie B. Soper 1923, to Princeton, where he was an active participant in Cottage Club, Glee Club, track, swimming, dramatics, and the yearbook. He wrote his senior thesis on Virginia Woolf while serving as an officer in the Air Force ROTC. Tap trained as a jet pilot and served three years in Greenland and Bainbridge, Ga., where he met his wife of 63 years, Susan Brown.

Tap spent his entire career with Bankers Trust Co., including 13 years as general manager of offices in Switzerland. After returning to the U.S., he served as chairman for Bronxville’s Lawrence Hospital and Andrus Home in Yonkers. Retiring in 1992, he pursued his love of flying in his single-engine Mooney to every state except Hawaii. He truly loved his country.

Tap is survived by his wife, Susan; daughter Laura and her husband Scott Budd; son Benjamin and his wife Marilyn; and grandchildren Hunter, Davis, and Caroline Budd. A gentleman to the end, Tappen Soper was respected by all who met him.