Doren Mitchell ’25

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Doren Mitchell was born Mar. 4, 1905, in Columbus, Ohio. He attended high school there and transferred to us from Ohio State U. in Sept. 1923. He was on the varsity swimming squad and a member of Key and Seal.

He spent his business career in Bell Telephone Co., first in their New York offices and later as an engineer at Murray Hill, N.J. He retired in 1965 and lived at his residence, Mitchell Lane, in Martinsville, N.J. In 1997, he moved to Bainbridge Island, Wash., to be with his family. He died there May 22, 1997. He is survived by his wife, Mildred, and daughters Nancy Reckow, Hetty Lee, and Mary Lynn M. Brothers.

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