Bruce W. Chilcoat ’65

Bruce died Sept. 4, 2024, in New York City.

He came to us from Norwin High School in Irwin, Pa. At Princeton, he majored in basic engineering, was a member of Quadrangle Club, and was a theater manager at McCarter. Bruce earned an MBA from Columbia and made a career of managing industrial plants and serving as CEO for several companies, later using that experience to advise clients when he joined Merrill Lynch in Delaware.

He and his wife, Violet, met at the Louvre while they were both admiring “Whistler’s Mother.” In addition to returns to Paris to revisit the painting on anniversaries, they traveled widely around the world, with special focus on New England and California. After retirement, they moved to New York City to partake of its rich cultural life, supporting the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Ballet.

Violet survives him. We have sent condolences to Violet to mourn this fine, upstanding man who knew how to make the most of every opportunity and occasion, including Annual Giving, Reunions, and monthly luncheons at the Princeton Club of New York.