Curtin Winsor ’27

Curtin Winsor of Ardmore, Pa., the secretary of the Class of '27, died Nov. 12, 1998. He was 92.

At Princeton, he was a member of the editorial board of the Daily Princetonian and of Quadrangle Club. Majoring in political science, he went on to the U. of Pennsylvania Law School, from which he graduated in 1930.

After practicing law for several years, Curt moved to Washington, D.C., to serve in the Natl. Recovery Administration. Returning to Pennsylvania, he graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in composition and criticism in 1942. Intending to write music criticism, he found that career interrupted as he joined the war effort in 1942. He served as a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve. In 1949, he founded American Competitive Enterprise System (ACES) in Pennsylvania, a nonprofit economic education organization. Retiring from ACES in 1969, he became one of the founders and president of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. Curt was a director of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1939-85, when he became a director emeritus. An avid and lifelong fly fisherman, Curt wrote articles on fly fishing for numerous sporting magazines.

The class extends its sympathy to his wife, Eleanor, children Curtin Jr., Karin King, John Holmberg, Linda Edson, and Ellen, and 11 grandchildren.

The Class of 1927