Dana Smith Knowlton ’41

Dana died Nov. 28, 2003, of complications from leukemia.

A graduate of the Pawling School, at Princeton he majored in chemical engineering and was active in intramural hockey all four years. He roomed with Bob Blake sophomore year and with John Krone senior year.

After graduation Dana worked for E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. until joining the Navy in 1943. Commissioned an ensign, he was sent to San Diego to attend Fleet Torpe-do Overhaul School. Upon completion of his training, he was assigned to the USS Prairie, where he served in the Pacific Fleet until being discharged as a lieutenant in 1946.

After his service, Dana joined Calco Chemical Division of American Cyanamid, where he held various management positions in plant and process engineering until retiring in 1984. An avid birdwatcher, with a lifetime sighting of more than 650 species, he had served as a president of the Watchung [N.J.] Nature Club.

Predeceased by his first wife, the former Margaret Apperly, Dana is survived by his wife, Christine Anderson Knowlton; his son, Stephen '69; daughters Elizabeth W., Anne A., and Barbara W.; and four grandchildren.

The Class of 1941