Edgar J. Mack Jr. ’31

Edgar "Bud" Mack died Nov. 26, 1998, in Cincinnati, after a long battle with emphysema. He was 89.

Bud prepared at the University School. After Princeton he joined the securities and investment firm Seasongood and Mayer and became a partner. During WWII, he served five years in Europe and the U.S., reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. Assigned to intelligence work in the European theater, he earned a Bronze Star and several battle stars.

A lifelong Cincinnati resident, he was a member of the Bankers Club, the Queen City Club, the Grand Masters, CSO, Fine Arts Fund, and Hebrew Union College Board; president of the Indian Hill School Board; and a director of the College of Mount St. Joseph. Space simply is unavailable to acknowledge all his accomplishments. But one remark he made exemplifies his spirit. He once wrote to his children: "If you wonder why we take the time and energy to do these jobs, it is because of a wonderful ethic in this country that says if you take from the community, then you should return something to it. You get a lot back, and it's a lot of fun."

Bud is survived by his wife, Elaine; sons, Edgar III, Stephan J., and John A.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The class extends its sincere sympathy to the entire family.

The Class of 1931