David Anderson Fowler ’42

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Dave died Nov. 1, 2002, in Bryn Mawr, Pa., of end-stage renal failure. Although ill for several years, Dave never lost the twinkle in his eye, his infectious chuckle, or his youthful optimism. Having prepared at Choate, he majored in English; he was on the editorial board of the Daily Princetonian and a member of Cloister Inn. After service during WWII as a lieutenant in the Navy on destroyer duty, he graduated from Harvard Law School. Dave's professional life as a corporate real estate attorney included years at Scott Paper, at Morgan, Lewis and Brockius, and at Atlantic Richfield.

Dave had many interests beyond law: He was active for many years as a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He had a large part in developing Ardsprings Condominiums, a low-income garden facility. Widely read, he was an enthusiastic sailor and loved to travel.

His was a loving, nonjudgmental, kind spirit who will be missed by family and friends. The class expresses its condolences to Virginia, his wife; his brothers, Sandy '43 and Howland '51; his son, Lindsey; his two daughters, Emily Ennis and Elizabeth F. Silver '78; and six grandchildren.

The Class of 1942

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