E. Freeman Bunn ’57

Freeman died May 10, 2024, at his home in Vero Beach, Fla. He attended Madison Academy and the Pingry School. While at Pingry, Freeman and his twin brother, Franklin, played doubles together on the tennis team. 

At Princeton, he majored in religion and was a member of Charter Club, where he developed a love for the game of bridge. His senior-year roommates were Dick Baker, Tom Deuel, and Paul Geary.

After graduating from Princeton in 1957, Freeman served in the Army. He then joined Dancer Fitzgerald Sample, where he would spend most of his career as an advertising executive. His largest client was General Mills, which called for him to travel frequently to Minneapolis, a city where he made many friends.

In 1959, he married Anne Allison Overman. They settled in Short Hills, N.J., where they raised their four children. Freeman retired from the advertising industry in 1987, and they later moved to Vero Beach. They were members of Christ Church in Short Hills and the Community Church of Vero Beach.

Freeman was also a member of the Minneapolis Club; the Short Hills Club, where he served as president for two terms; the Union League Club; the Princeton Club of New York; and the John’s Island Club. He became a Diamond Life Master at bridge.

Freeman was predeceased by his sister, Carolyn “Cabby” Wood. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Anne; children Howard, Andrew, Christopher, and Pennell B. McCool ’87; 13 grandchildren; and his brother.