Charles Merritt Case Jr. ’28

Merritt Case died Dec. 15, 1996, in Wayzata, a suburb of Minneapolis, where he had lived most of his life.

He prepared at Lawrenceville. At Princeton he majored in economics and belonged to Campus Club. In 1932 he married Margaret S. Williams, who died in 1994. She attended Smith College and the U. of Minnesota. They had four daughters, two of whom, Sara and Anne, had professional careers in law and medieval studies, respectively. The other two are Helen Hartfiel and Charlotte Hatch, who together gave them seven grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

Merritt was v.p. of the Kellogg Commission Co. in Minneapolis. He was also a director of the Atlantic Elevator Co. and of the Janney Semple Hill Co.

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, Merritt signed up for service with the Air Force and was an intelligence officer with the 9th Air Force in the European theater. He was discharged with the rank of captain and received a Presidential Unit Citation. He also received the Belgian government's award of Fourageure.

Merritt was active in numerous civic service groups in Minneapolis, among them Community Chest, Pillsbury House, and Citizens Club Settlement House. He enjoyed skiing, tennis, and gardening and for many years was an avid painter.

The class extends deep sympathy to his family.

The Class of 1928