Donald B. Foresman ’21

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Donald Blair Foresman, president of the class, died Nov. l, 1994, after a short illness. He retired from his partnership in a N.Y.C. advertising agency in 1960. He moved to Orleans, Mass., and was busy there for the next 30 years.

He was a founder and director of the Nauset Workshop, a vocational training center and residence for the mentally retarded, and was an advertising consultant and director for a number of financial and publication organizations.

At Princeton, Donald was a distance runner on the track team and was captain of the cross-country team in 1920. He was a member of Tower Club.

He is survived by his widow, Georgianna; a son, Brice '57; two daughters; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to them all.

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