Dell M. Printz Jr. ’40

We were saddened to learn that Dell died Oct. 23, 2007, from complications of Parkinson's disease. He and his wife of 58 years, the former Grace Bradbury, were residents of the Bethany Beach, Del., area.

He graduated from Evanston [Ill.] Area High School. At Princeton, he earned a degree in economics. After a short career with Carnegie Steel, Dell enlisted in the Navy in 1943. He covered the Pacific area, from the Solomons to Peiping (now Beijing), aboard the USS Sarasota, as an aerographer chief petty officer until 1946.

After a period with the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New York, he was one of the original employees of TV Guide magazine in Radnor, Pa. He retired in 1987 after 35 years of service as director of research and development.

In addition to his publishing career and participation in many civic and professional associations, Dell's accomplishments included being a contract bridge master as well as playing minor-league baseball with the Chicago White Sox in the early 1940s.

His classmates extend their sincere sympathies to Grace; their sons, Dell III and Dixon; their daughters, Deirdre, Daryl, and Dylan Pugliese; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson.