Donald B. Shedden ’52

Don died Feb. 5, 2012, in Waverly, N.Y.

Born in Sayre, Pa., he attended Sayre High School and graduated from Mercersburg Academy before attending Princeton. He served in the Army during the Korean War as a first lieutenant, teaching gunnery at Fort Sill, Okla. The writer of this memorial was one of his students, and we later served together in Eighth Army’s I Corps Artillery in Korea.

Don was very much a hometown entrepreneur in the hospitality and real-estate industries, owning many businesses along the Southern Tier, including the Hotel Bradford in Sayre, the Colonial Plaza in Binghamton, N.Y., Chappie’s Bar in Binghamton, and Dixie Barbecue in Elmira, among many others.

He enjoyed living in the Penn-York Valley and the company of its people. A true original, Don was well-educated on many subjects, including economics and finance, classical music, the works of William Shakespeare (whom he quoted frequently), the life of Winston Churchill, and most importantly, the New York Giants.

The class extends deepest sympathy to his wife of 52 years, Joanne; his son, Bruce; daughter Cynthia Lamberti; and grandchildren Miles, Owen, Ryan, and Nicole.