Edward B. Schoen ’56

ED SCHOEN died on Aug. 19, 1989, in N.Y.C., where he lived all his life. He is remembered by all who knew him with deep affection, respect, and admiration. Ed, a talented debater at Princeton, graduated cum laude and received several honors, including the Woodrow Wilson Award. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1959 and spent his legal career at Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn & Berman, where he became a managing partner, specializing in real-estate law. Ed served as chairman of the Real Property Law Committee of the N.Y.C. Bar Assn. and was a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.

While Ed's professional achievements were outstanding, it is his personal qualities, including a keen sense of humor, for which he will be most remembered. Steve Goldfinger '56 said, "Ed's intellect, judgment, and professional skills, as consummate as they were, served to define him less than did the strength of his relationships with people. His real triumph was to succeed in New York because people loved him." Ed was an avid reader and demonstrated a talent for writing. He always bore a deep affection for Princeton, and thus his friends and colleagues are establishing the Edward B. Schoen Scholarship Fund to support undergraduate students who demonstrate exceptional writing talent.

Ed is survived by his widow, Monique, his mother, and his sister, and is deeply missed by them and his many friends and colleagues.

The Class of 1956