Doer, optimist, jokester, scrapple eater, and ardent Princetonian, Edgar Smith died quietly in a chair in the living room Mar. 26, 1998. He left his wife of 50 years, Dorothy, son Charles, daughters Claire '73 and Anne, and three grandchildren. His brother Bill is in '34.
Edgar's illustrious career at Gilman included being president of the dramatic association, associate editor of the Gilman News and Cynosure, and a member of the debating and literary clubs. At Princeton he majored in English and was a member of Charter and the Triangle Club; he was in Stags at Bay and What a Relief! In 1941 he appeared in the Paint and Powder Club rendition of Gershwin's Oh, Kay and in 1959 entertained with close friend Alex Armstrong as a clown at the Ruxton Church Fair.
Edgar’s principal occupation since leaving Princeton, aside from a rise to lieutenant in the Navy, was in financial services — mortgage banking, construction loan financing, financial consulting, and real estate investment. He was with Piper and Hill in 1952 as president, then with Merchants' Mortgage Co., and in 1956 formed his own company, Construction Credit Corp. By 1967 he was with Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust. He was president of Central Savings Bank in Baltimore from 1973-81.