Donald Macy Liddell ’28

Donald died Oct. 17, 1999. He graduated from the Pingry School in Elizabeth, N.J., before entering Princeton. His major was economics and he was a counselor at Princeton's summer camp for under-privileged children. Don was a member of rotc, his commission leading him to active duty in WWII. He retired from war duty as officer of the Eastern Defense Command with the rank of lt.-col. and an official commendation. After graduation, Don worked as a financial analyst in the trust department of the Fidelity Union Trust Co. of Newark for 10 years, until his WWII duty called him. After the War, in 1945, he joined the investment counsel firm of Templeton Dobbnow and Vance. He became executive v.p. and chair of the board. He retired in 1980. His directorships included those of the Investment Counselors Assn. of America, the Natl. Smoke, Fire, and Burn Institute, the Cuban-American Sugar Co., the Natl. Bank of Elizabeth, N.J., and the New York School of Interior Design.

One of the longest and most generous donors to AG, Don also showed his school spirit as pres. of the Princeton Alumni Assn. of Northern New Jersey for several years. He was an active member of his local clubs, and enjoyed membership in the Society of Colonial Wars, for which he was a former gov. for the State of New Jersey. He is survived by his wife, Jane Hawley Hawber Liddell, a son, D. Roger Brooks Liddell '67, a daughter, Jane L. Bass, and five grandchildren, two of whom graduated from Princeton.

The class offers sympathy to Don's family.

The Class of 1928