Donald B. Barrows Jr. ’48

Don died Jan. 27, 2019, in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 92.

At Princeton Don majored in psychology and dined at Colonial. His roommates in ’79 Hall included Henny Hamilton and Rodney Landreth. He graduated in 1949 and did Marine service before college and Army service after graduation.

His work career was in magazine publishing, first at Time-Life for 12 years, where he became assistant circulation manager of Sports Illustrated, and then with several other magazine publishers. He retired in 1986 from The Sporting News in St. Louis.

After retirement, he and his wife, Mary, whom he called his “long-term-care policy” because she was 16 years younger than him, relocated to Florida. On an island in Biscayne Bay, she reports, life “was all about family, Florida, and boating.” That was not quite all: Don had “a mild heart attack, which changed our lifestyle. It was the best thing that ever happened to us. We were in better shape than we were at 40.”

And they both went back to school. Mary, a onetime banker, earned a doctorate and became a school psychologist. Don earned a master’s degree and taught business communications at two colleges.

Don is survived by Mary; their five children, Sydney, Craig, Barbara, Borden, and Tika; and 12 grandchildren.