Burt H. Etherington ’33

Burt, president of the Class of 1933 in its first 10 fledgling years, died Dec. 19, 2006.

He was born in Philadelphia. After he graduated from Princeton with a bachelor’s in English, he pursued a career in the newspaper industry. He worked for The Times of Trenton, N.J., and covered the Lindbergh kidnapping case. He joined a textile firm that was later named after his brother and him, and they ran the business for 44 years.

Burt’s lovely wife, Margaret Lowe Etherington, predeceased him. He is survived by three sons, Burton III, John, and Russell ’67; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and his brother, Frederick. Burt was a very outgoing person with many friends, great activities, and many hobbies. We will miss him very much.