David T. Dana Jr. ’32

Dave Dana died of pneumonia Dec. 19, 1995, at Fox Hill Village retirement community in Westwood, Mass. He had been a lifetime resident of Lenox until moving to Marion, Mass., 20 years ago. He graduated from Princeton in 1934, after an interruption for illness.

Dave spent a lengthy career in banking, as a trustee of the Pittsfield Natl. Bank and v.p. and trustee of the Lenox Savings Bank. During WWII, he worked for the E. D. Jones Co. in Pittsfield, Mass., making parts for Navy ships.

For 34 years he was a member of the board of governors of the Lenox Library Assn., and for many years was its treasurer and president. He had a lifetime active interest in education, serving on the Lenox school committee, was a trustee of the Lenox School for Boys, and was one of the founders of the Berkshire County Day School in Lenox.

Dave is survived by his wife, Gladys, whom he married in 1974; a daughter, Rosamond Putsch; a son, David T. III '59, seven grandchildren, five stepchildren, and 11 step-grandchildren. The class extends its sincere sympathy to all of them.

The Class of 1932