Donald R. Kline ’55

Don died Nov. 29, 2025. in Yellville, Ark.

He was born in Missouri, July 17, 1933, and graduated from Maplewood-Richmond High School there. At Princeton, he majored in mechanical engineering, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated with high honors. He joined Court Club, of which he was social chairman, played IAA sports, was active in Theatre Intime, and was in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. His roommates were John Eleuteri, later Elliot and Ed Ceriesco, later Clayton.

After graduation, Don served as an officer in the Air Force. Subsequently he worked for Bridgestone-Firestone Tire and Rubber for 39 years. His work sent him to Bangkok, Thailand, for three years, which he loved. Later, he served in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he required bodyguards and armed gate guards. In the 1970s, he was in Akron, Ohio, working on worldwide audits on energy conservation matters. The last part of his career was working on the design and specifications of two new plants in Arkansas.

He was predeceased by his wife, Evalyn, and is survived by his son, Ross, and daughter, Teresa.