Edward Burns II ’38

ED BURNS died Dec. 3, 1990, in his home in Orlando, Fla. after a long struggle with diabetes.

Ed was born July 20,1915, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He came to Princeton from the Gunnery School and in freshman and sophomore years he roomed with Havie Smith and was on the freshman tennis and wrestling squads. Junior and senior years he roomed with Wilkes Covey and Willie Hunt, majored in modem languages, and was a member of Cottage Club.

After leaving Princeton, Ed received his L.L.B. from Yale law School and went off to WWII with the antiaircraft artillery. He came home a major and went to work for F. Eberstadt & Co. Inc. in N.Y. He became a partner of this firm and natl. sales manager of Chemical Fund in 1961.

Ed is survived by his widow, the former Suzanne D'Arcy, two sons, Edward and Michael, his sister, Dorothy (wife of Bob Burke '38), and two grandchildren. Ed will be remembered fondly by his friends and classmates and we extend our deepest sympathy to Suzanne and his family.

The Class of 1938