Cornelius Rea Agnew Jr. ’27

Rea died on Sept. 25, 1989, and was honored by a memorial service at Round Hill Community Church in Greenwich, Conn., the hometown he loved.

Although he starred in athletics at Princeton, he longed to become an international banker. After graduation and further study, he worked at the Paris branch of the National City Bank, the New York City Bank Farmers Trust Co., and the Bridgeport, Conn., City Trust Co. Later, he joined the real-estate firm of Joseph P. Day. During and after WWII (1940-46), he served with military intelligence in Washington and the military government in Austria, attaining the rank of major.

Close to Rea's heart was his lifelong enjoyment of mountaineering, skiing, canoeing, and promoting sports and recreation for youth through games and camping. He participated in several organizations to further this cause. He was one of our experienced and devoted conservators of natural resources and scenery and was active in the Sierra Club. His enjoyment of the natural beauty of Greenwich made him happy.

Rea's was a traditional Princetonian family. His reports for class biographical volumes list several alumni, beginning with his father (1891). Our class sends its sympathy and greetings to the family, particularly his widow, Dorothea Hamilton Sowers Agnew; daughters Emily Hamilton Agnew Nelson and Margaret F. Agnew Whipple; and son William Bliss Agnew.

The Class of 1927