Edgar Pichard Smith ’42

ED DIED on Oct. 10, 1989, at Morristown Memorial Hospital in New Jersey. At the time of his death, he was retired from Time, Inc., following an outstanding career in publishing. He joined Time in 1946, serving as assistant managing editor of Fortune magazine, where he developed the concept of the "Fortune 500." He was managing editor of Architectural Forum and, in 1962, became V.P. of Time-Life Broadcasting, Inc. He also served as assistant to Henry R Luce, the founder and president of Time.

Ed also published the Baker Street Journal, a quarterly of Sherlockiana that his father, Edgar W., had founded. He was an honorary member of the Morris County Golf Club and belonged to the Somerset Hill Country Club. He also was active in preventing the construction of an airport on the site of New Jersey's Great Swamp.

Ed came to Princeton from Blair and graduated from the School of Public and International Affairs with high honors. He lettered in 150-lb. football and was a member of Dial Lodge. Following graduation he served as a captain in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, 66th Infantry Division, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre for his service in the European theater during WWII. He also served in the Counter Intelligence Corps during the Korean War.

The class offers its most sincere condolences to his family: his wife of 47 years, Peggy; his four daughters, Suzanne, Martha, Deborah, and Elizabeth; and his nine grandchildren.

The Class of 1942