David Mackay Jr. ’58
David died Oct. 16, 2021, in Naples, Fla. He was 84.
He came to Princeton from the Lawrenceville School, where he was active in various sports.
At Princeton David was on the freshman track team and WPRB. He was a member of Tower Club. He majored in politics and wrote his thesis about Ghana. He roomed with Hal Staff and Tony Adams.
After graduation David was a real-estate developer in California. Then he moved to New York and continued to be employed in real-estate management, first as an executive with American Express and then with J.P. Morgan Bank.
The final years of his business career, beginning in 1980, were as CEO of Glenn Miller Productions. David arranged for the Glenn Miller sound to be heard worldwide by granting licensing agreements to bands.
David is survived by his wife, Constance, and children Matthew and Jacqueline. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.
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