David S. Schaff III ’47

Dave died on Jan.1, 2001. He had had heart-bypass surgery in 1986 and had enjoyed excellent health since. However, on Jan. 1 he suffered a severe stroke, and died peacefully several hours later.

He was born in 1925 in Cleveland and graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1943, where he participated in football and wrestling. He entered Princeton in the fall of 1943. He was among 30 students selected to attend the Annapolis Officer's Training Program and the U. of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated as an ensign. He served in this capacity in the Navy during WWII. Dave returned to Princeton after the war and graduated in June 1948. He was a member of Ivy Club.

He was the owner and president of Gateway Products Co. in Coraopolis, Pa., and a member of the Harvard, Yale, Princeton Club of Pittsburgh and the Founders and Patriots Society. Both Dave and his wife of 47 years, Sarah, were members of families with multigenerational Princeton ties.

In addition to his widow, Dave is survived by son John, daughter Isabel Cabanne, a brother, a sister, and five grandchildren. To the entire family, the class extends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1947