Burtis W. Horner ’42

Burt Horner died Nov. 13, 2010, in Califon, N.J., after a struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Burt was born in Glen Ridge, N.J., the son of Burtis S. Horner 1910. He prepared at the Lawrenceville School, where he was active in student government. At Princeton he rowed on the lightweight crew (and took to the water once more to serve as coxswain of the class crew at the 50th reunion of our class), was a member of Cottage Club, and majored in politics.

Following graduation Burt served on Iwo Jima and Okinawa as a staff sergeant in the Army. After being discharged he enrolled in Columbia University Law School, graduating in 1950. Shortly thereafter he joined Stryker, Tams & Gill in Newark, N.J., as a trial lawyer. He became managing partner in 1978. He also served as a municipal judge from 1961 until 1980.  

Burt loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, and boating. He was an excellent golfer. He enjoyed opera and played piano, clarinet, and saxophone. He was devoted to the welfare of his family.

Burt is survived by his two daughters, Georgianna Doully Catlett and Susan Reinman; his sons, Burtis S. and Wayne J.; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The class sends sympathy to them.