Barclay T. Macon ’40

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Cheryl Morris of Princeton’s Office of Alumni and Donor Records informed us that Barclay died May 25, 2012, in Atlanta.

After growing up in Sewickley, Pa., Barclay prepared at Woodberry Forest School. He was a captain in the Army Air Corps, serving in the South Pacific during World War II and earning a Bronze Star.

Barclay raised his family in Longmeadow, Mass., and Atlanta. He coached Little League baseball for a number of years, always finding time for his family. He had a long career with the Insurance Company of North America.

He is survived by Irene, his wife of 66 years; their four children, Barbara Sachs and Elizabeth, Barclay Jr., and Bryan Macon; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and the extended family.

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