C. Louis Grimm ’58

We are saddened to report the death of Lou Grimm on Dec. 27, 1997, after battling a long illness. Lou, a native and lifelong resident of the Kansas City area, matriculated at Princeton from Shawnee Mission H.S. At Princeton he majored in mechanical engineering and was a member of Charter Club.

Many will remember Lou's gifted banjo playing and singing as he enlivened parties at Charter and around the campus. Like many artists, Lou had a depth that was not always evident at those gatherings. Those who knew him well will also remember his reflective and philosophical side, his intense curiosity and desire to leave the world a better place.

Lou's principal career was the design engineering field, and he held several patents. He also designed experimental aircraft, and at the time of his death was working on alternative nonpolluting sources of energy. He found time to be a patron of the arts and the devoted head of a large family. For the last nine years, Lou and his wife, Joan, had been raising a second family with two of their grandchildren.

The class extends its deepest sympathy to Joan, sons Michael, Douglas, and Andrew, daughters AnneMarie and Mary Kay Grimm-Dyke, and seven grandchildren.

The Class of 1958