Edward D. Walen ’44

Ted died Dec. 1, 2015, in Hamden, Conn. After graduating from Andover, at Princeton he majored in chemical engineering, played 150-pound football, and was in Cannon Club. Ted roomed with Jack Nunez, Charlie Gordon, and Hank Cooper.

During World War II he was in the Air Corps Technical Training Corps and was assigned for 18 months to the China-Burma-India theater. After the war, Ted returned to Princeton with his wife, Barbara Gahm, to earn his degree, then went to Harvard Business School.

Ted worked in the textile business with Pacific Mills and Burlington Industries. In 1970 he joined Exxon Mobil, where he was a senior sales executive, retiring in 1980. He was a grassroots advocate for the Southbury Training School and received commendations from the governor of Connecticut for his years of service at the time of his retirement. Ted loved sailing in his J/24 sailboat, the Tigress, up and down the Long Island Sound. He also loved Princeton and returned for 13 reunions.

He was predeceased by Barbara, who died in 1980. Ted is survived by his sons Peter, Eric, and James; his longtime friend Susan Haran; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.