Edward Aloysius Cudahy III ’45

Ed Cudahy died Nov. 4, 2006, at age 84.

Ed entered Princeton from Canterbury School and left Princeton to serve in the U.S. Maritime Service and the Navy from 1942 to 1945.

Ed joined the family-owned packing company in Phoenix, Ariz. He served as president and chairman of the board in the 1960s. He served on the boards of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. and United Benefit Life Insurance Co. and was a trustee for the Cate School in Montecito, Calif., where he resided for several years before his death.

Ed's passion in life was cattle ranching — at Turkey Track in Prescott, Ariz., 7XV Ranch in Silver City, N.M., and Slash Ranch in New Mexico. Ed's son, Michael, predeceased him in 2006. In addition to his wife of 61 years, the former Nancy Cochran, Ed is survived by his children, Edward, Kathleen, John, and Carry, and eight grandchildren. The class expresses its sympathy to the family.