Dave Draudt ’61

We lost “Dreadful Draudtie” March 15, 2016. The son of Millard Draudt ’34, he was born in Defiance, Ohio, and raised in Columbus. Dave came to us from Columbus Academy, where he was president of the student body. At Princeton, he majored in psychology, was in Orange Key and the 21 Club, ate at Tiger Inn, and played varsity football. His senior-year roommates were Ed Mackey, Ben Turnbull, Garrett Cole, Henry Heck, Jim Dolvin, and Jim Kelly.

Dave had a varied business career, serving the State of Ohio Department of Development in New York and Brussels, Belgium; then Worthington Industries in Ashland, Ohio, as executive vice president and manager of a subsidiary, U-Brand Corp.; and as president of Johnson Brothers Rubber Co. He also served many civic and philanthropic organizations in Ashland and later in Sebring, Fla., to which he and Pam moved in 2003. He was a regular attendee at our major reunions and a loyal Princetonian and classmate.

He is survived by Pam, his wife of 37 years; son Millard and his family; two sisters; and a brother.