C. Hugh T. Bloom Jr. ’54

Hugh Bloom died of cancer Oct. 24, 2006, in Easton (Pa.) Hospital.

Born in Easton, he graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. At Princeton, he majored in chemistry, was a member of Court Club, and participated in many campus activities. He subsequently completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering at Lehigh University in 1955 and 1960.

Hugh had a very full career serving as president and director of C.F. Martin & Co., and retired in 1995 after 30 years there.

He was a board member of numerous Easton-area organizations, and served as secretary and treasurer of the Princeton Alumni Association of the Lehigh Valley. He was an active reader, gardener, golfer, skier, and master duplicate-bridge player.

The class sends its condolences to Carolyn, his wife of 38 years; son C.H. Bloom II; daughter Virginia; and granddaughter Caroline.