David Milne Watt III ’31

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Dave was born Feb. 14, 1909, in Butler, Pa., and died on Nov. 30, 1999, in Tucson, Ariz., after a fulfilling and active life. Dave also spent many years in Pittsburgh, East Orange, N.J., South Orange, N.J., Cincinnati, and Leland, Mich. He attended East Orange H.S. and Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.

At Princeton, he made the honor roll in his freshman and junior years. He was also a member of the freshman track, varsity track, and varsity water polo teams, the Westminster Society Cabinet, board of directors of the Student Faculty Assn., and Cap and Gown.

He devoted most of his years to Proctor & Gamble, where he was overseas perso­nel manager. He later acted as director of their scholarship program. He served as councilman and vice mayor of Amberley Village (Cincinnati). He was also involved in the work of the Y.M.C.A., the Red Cross, and the Community Chest and was pres. of the executive board of the Walnut Hills H.S. Assn. He belonged to the Cincinnati Tennis Club, the Cincinnati Country Club, the Leland Country Club, and the Leland Yacht Club.

Surviving are his wife, Marjorie, four children, Sherwood, David M. Jr., Mary Louise, and Barbara Blakeley, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. The class extends its sincerest sympathy to the entire family.

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