Charles Francis Pillsbury Jr. ’53

Fran was optimistic to the end. Although fighting a six-month battle with leukemia, he planned to return for his 50th reunion. Regrettably, he died Apr. 1, 2003, in his San Clemente home.

Born and raised in Denver, Fran was a member of Quadrangle Club, participated in rowing, and received his degree in architecture. At the U. of Colorado, where he did graduate work, he met his wife, Virginia Miller, and they would have celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary June 29. They spent two years in Nürnburg, Germany, where he was with the Army's 12th Engineer Battalion, and often returned to Germany to visit friends they made there.

Fran spent his architectural career in Denver and Port Huron, Mich. He retired in 1996 and moved to San Clemente, where he was active as a volunteer. Fran was proud that his son Chad (Charles Francis III '86) chose Princeton. Besides Virginia and Chad, he is survived by his daughter, Leona. He is remembered as a gentle and kind man and is greatly missed by family and friends.

The Class of 1953