Edson I. Gaylord ’45

Edson Gaylord died on Apr. 3, 2000, in Scottsdale after a struggle with liver cancer. Edson entered Princeton from Exeter and was a member of Tiger Inn.

As a capt. of field artillery in the 131st Battalion of the 36th Division, he saw combat in Germany. Edson received a degree in English in 1947 and joined Ingersoll Milling Machine Co. as a third-generation executive, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Winthrop Ingersoll, and his father, Robert Gaylord. Edson married the former Jane Wanzer in 1954, and they had five children. Upon his death, the Rockford Register Star paid tribute to Edson as being "one of the last of the old-line captains of Rockford industry." Edson devoted his life to Ingersoll, which manufactures machine tools used in the automotive and aerospace industries.

Edson is survived by Jane, three sons, William, Charles, and John, two daughters, Susan Hallberg and Mary Gassen, and 13 grandchildren. Edson was predeceased by his brother, Clayton '41.

The Class of 1945