Cyril Farney ’23

OUR CYRIL, who was born in Petrograd in Old Russia June 3, 1903, left us Sept. 26, 1990. His life was brilliantly successful; our Class is proud to claim him.

Cyril's early years were spent in Cincinnati, Oh. The son of George Farney and Sylvia Wurlitzer, he prepared for college at Horace Mann and Morristown School. At Princeton, he was a member of the University Orchestra and Clio Hall. He lived at Craftsman Farms in Morris Plains.

After graduation, Cyril began his career as V.P. and manager of the Piano Division of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. in DeKalb, Ill. He married Phyllis Holt Oct. 27, 1928. The had three sons, and one daughter, Evelyn, who died in 1958. The family had a farm nearby DeKalb, and were kept busy with horses, chickens, and pigs.

Cyril's lifetime interests included gardening, travel, sailing, skiing, and art. He won lasting fame as a photographer, using a cibachrome process which gave his prints the illusion of three dimensions. His book A FORTYFOUR YEAR PURSUIT OF COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY Captured his travels far and wide. It was dedicated to the Princeton Univ. Museum.

For the Feb. 22, 1982, PAW, Cyril wrote, "I lost my wife after 46 happy years." Cyril later married Adrienne Miloy, a widow who was his wife's closest childhood friend. She now lives at 107 Tomahawk Trail, San Antonio, TX 78232. With his widow, his three sons, Michael, Christopher, and David, and his eight grandchildren, the Class of 1923 shares both a great loss, and a sense of great pride in Cyril's life.

The Class of 1923