A. Barton Cass ’56

Bart died Dec. 6, 2003, in Bayport, N.Y., following a long illness.

He came to Princeton from Bay Shore [N.Y.] High School, where he participated in basketball, football, student government, and publications. A civil engineering student at Princeton, he played basketball for four years, and represented Cannon Club on softball and volleyball teams. In his senior year, he roomed with Al Newcomb and Denny Kirwan. His special interest was classical music.

Bart worked for many years as a professional engineer with the Suffolk County Public Works department, where he served as a commissioner. In 1980, he was named Suffolk County Engineer of the Year. He was an active member of the Bayport United Methodist Church, the Masons, the Royal Arch, and the Sayville Yacht Club.

The class offers its most sincere condolences to Bart's wife, Barbara; daughter Marion and her husband, Stephen Grust; daughter Susan Cass; son Dwight and his wife, Jeanne; and grandchildren Eric Grust, Caroline Wright, and Ian Michael Cass.

The Class of 1956