David C. Knowlton ’31

Dave Knowlton died Aug. 23, 1999. He was 89. Born in Detroit, Mich., he lived in Bronxville, Rochester, Buffalo, and NYC, but for the majority of his life, he lived in Watertown, N.Y.

He was educated at Hotchkiss before entering Princeton, where he was a member of the polo, pistol, and rifle teams, Glee Club, choir, and Quadrangle Club.

In 1931, Dave joined the paper manufacturing firm Knowlton Bros. He was the fourth generation of the family associated with the firm. He started in the beater room and 10 years later was elected secretary of the corporation. In 1944 he was elected v.p., and in 1948 succeeded his father as pres. In 1972, he became chairman of the board.

He was on the board of govenors of the American Paper and Pulp Assn., on the executive committee of the Pulp and Paper Industry's Advisory Council to the Dept. of Commerce, was a past president of the Assn. of Pulp Consumers, and served numerous community organizations as director or trustee.

Surviving are his wife Jane; two daughters, Elizabeth K. Parker and Katrina K. West; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Pamela Knowlton; a sister, Katherine McLane; and six grandchildren and a nephew. The class extends its deepest sympathy to the entire family.

The Class of 1931