Donald Everett Hillenbrand ’40

After a battle with lung cancer, Don died Dec. 20, 2003.

He prepared at Irvington [N.J.] HS. At Princeton, Don majored in history, managed the band, sang in the Chapel Choir, swam, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

He attended Harvard Law School, and graduated from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar in 1943. Don served as a Navy lieutenant in the South Pacific from 1943-46.

Don pursued a business career in industrial marketing and management with US Steel, Unilever, and Westvaco. He had executive responsibilities at Westvaco in NYC, including management of the fine paper division and corporate marketing.

He married Alice Lum in 1948, and they lived in Summit, N.J., for 37 years, raising their three children. He was a member of the Central Presbyterian and Ogden Memorial Presbyterian Churches, as well as the Sales Executives and Princeton Clubs of NYC.

Don was a loyal Princetonian, soliciting for and supporting AG campaigns for many years. He and Alice recently were residents of Willow Valley Manor in Lancaster, Pa. She predeceased him in Sept. 2003.

Don is survived by three children, Pamela Eisele, Bruce '74, and Eric '79, seven grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. To them, the class extends its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1940