Donald Voss ’44 *49

Don died Aug. 12, 2016. After preparing at Andover, he majored in politics at Princeton, where he worked on The Daily Princetonian and was in Terrace Club.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he entered the Army and spent three years in port controls in Boston, Manila, and Kobe, Japan, retiring as a captain.

He earned his master’s degree in economics in 1949, became an instructor in Princeton’s economics department, and married Elizabeth Gartrell. He then became an assistant professor at Bucknell, during which time he was active in the Army reserves.

The next stop in his career was at Chemical Bank and Trust in New York City, followed by work on international economics with the government in Washington, D.C. Don’s job included managing research on economic activities in Europe and the Soviet Union. He published 40 articles on the subject.

Don enjoyed gardening as a hobby and was a volunteer in the U.S. National Arboretum program. He attended all but two of  ’44’s major reunions.

Don was predeceased in 1969 by his wife, Betty, who was a freelance artist. He is survived by his son, Donald Jr.