Charles Dilworth Brakeley ’42

Pete succumbed to Alzheimer's disease Apr. 17, 2003, in Middlebury, Vt.

Pete prepared for Princeton at Borden-town Military Institute and the Lawrence-ville School, from which he graduated cum laude. At Princeton he was an honors student in history. In his senior year, the Society of Colonial Wars [N.J.] awarded him its American history prize. He was a member of Campus and Triangle clubs. During WWII, Pete served four years in the Coast Guard in communications and air-sea rescue, attaining the rank of lieutenant.

Afterward, Pete went to work for Brakeley Food Products Co. in Camden. In 1950 he married Patricia Ann Edmondson.

By our 20th reunion, Pete had risen to be treasurer of the family business, had chaired the local Princeton schools committee, and was a prominent leader in Boy Scouts. In addition, he and Pat were the proud parents of five boys: Charles, Davis, Harry, Peter, and William. Two years later, Pete led the family to Middlebury College, where he started in development and retired after 16 years as director of financial aid.

To Pat, the five sons, and 12 grandchildren, the class extends its deepest sympathy for the loss of a great classmate who got his "biggest bang out of community service."

The Class of 1942