David H. Brown Sr. ’53

    David died Feb. 9, 2023, in Yardley, Pa. 

He was born in Manhattan and came to Princeton from Phillips Academy. He joined Cannon Club and majored in chemical engineering. 

After graduation, David went to work at the Tidewater Oil Co. plant in Bayonne, N.J. He entered the Army in 1955 and spent most of the next two years at Dugway, Utah, with the Chemical Corps. 

After leaving the Army, David earned an MBA and Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and served as an OR engineer and analyst for Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. Eventually he started his own business, Princeton Energy Partners, which he lead until his retirement. He served as vice president of the class for a number of years and was a founding member of the Princeton Festival. 

David is survived by his wife, Jeannette; their three children; and three grandchildren.