Branton H. Henderson ’47

Many of us remember Brant as a friendly companion during our Princeton V-12 days. He went on to sea duty in the Pacific theater and then remained a dedicated Navy man as an active Reserve officer for 20 years.

After graduation Brant won a coveted Harvard MBA, and, while still in Cambridge (and attending a Harvard Club party), he met and soon married Donna in 1955. They moved to Philadelphia's Main Line, and he joined a financial consulting firm and, later, Mellon Bank as a senior securities adviser.

Brant returned often to our Princeton reunions — always enjoying "the beauty of the campus" and fond memories of undergraduate days, he said. Happily, too, his son Jeffrey graduated from Princeton in 1980.

Above all, Brant valued his 51-year love affair with Donna and their close bonds with three sons and daughters-in-law and eight special grandchildren. It's hoped that Brant took great comfort when he was surrounded by this cherished family shortly before his death Jan. 31, 2007.

Fittingly, a singing of the Navy hymn and "Going Back" closed his memorial service. With fond memories of this happy, loyal classmate, we send warmest wishes to Donna and their treasured family.