Edward Barron Rockwell ’28

BARRON ROCKWELL died of pneumonia at the Rochester (Minn.) Methodist Hospital Nov. 23, 1990. A native of Chicago, he attended DeerfieldShields H.S. At Princeton he ma)ored in English, was a member of Charter Club, and was a prominent sprinter on the track team, holding the Princeton track record for the 220yard dash.

Barron joined Halsey, Stuart & Co. immediately after graduation, and spent his entire career with this firm. He rose from V.P. to senior V.P. to executive V.P., and, in 1969, became chairman of the Executive Committee. He retired in 1971. He was president of the Municipal Bond Club of N.Y. in 1959. He traveled widely over the years, especially in the Caribbean.

During WWII Barron served for four years in the U.S. Navy. He served on the Yorktown, which was sunk in the battle of Midway, and on the ENTERPRISE and SARATOGA. He was then deputy chief of naval operations in Washington. He received the Presidential Citation, and was discharged in 1946 with the rank of commander.

Barron, who had been a bachelor until then, on Sept. 27, 1975, married Georgina Rendle Sweet, widow of classmate Bill Sweet, who had died in 1971. She survives him, as do her two children, William E. Sweet III and Diana Sweet Rumsey, and four stepgrandchildren.

Barron and Georgina divided their time between Tucson, Denver, and Estes Park. Barron kept in touch with Princeton and the Class of 1928. Our sympathy is with Georgina and the family.

The Class of l928