Donald James Larmett ’46

Don Larmett died June 26, 1997, in Pittsburgh, Pa., after three days in hospital.

He entered Princeton in June 1942, after high school in Havertown, Pa., and Weston, Conn., where he was valedictorian. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1943, won his wings, was commissioned in June 1944, and was assigned as a navigator in a B-24 bomber group based in Italy. After flying combat missions, he was discharged in Sept. 1945 and returned to Princeton. He roomed with Pete Pulrang and Bob Rogers, majored in politics, and joined Cannon Club.

After graduating in 1947, he married his high school sweetheart, Marjorie Clute. Don sold non-ferrous materials on the East Coast for 15 years before moving to Pittsburgh, where he worked for PPG Industries as a credit manager. He retired in 1985.

His wife, with whom he had traveled and cruised extensively, died suddenly in 1994, and Don moved into a fine retirement facility. He is survived by his sons, John and James C. '73, and two grandchildren. To them the class extends its deep sympathy on the loss of our loyal member.

The Class of 1946