Cecil J. North Jr. ’52

Mike joined us after finishing at Milton Academy. He ate at Cap and majored in history. He was on the tennis and squash teams and was president of the National Intercollegiate Squash Association. His roommates were Bob Flinn and Dave Boyer.

His military service was as a lieutenant with the 15th Field Artillery Battalion of the 2nd Division in Korea, and he was awarded the Bronze Star. Then he went to the Harvard Business School, Class of 1956. His stellar business career began at GM, followed by 10 years at McKinsey & Co. In 1980 he joined Intext publishing and became president. The following year he founded another publishing firm, Guide Communications.

Mike died Oct. 4, 2021. He is survived by his children, Amanda ’78, Cecil, John, and Alex, to whom the class sends condolences and appreciation of their father’s military service to our country.