Edward Hallam Tuck ’49

Ed died on Oct. 2, 2002, of cancer. He was 75. He prepared for Princeton at St. Paul's School. At Princeton he majored in English and graduated with honors. Ed played rugby, was on the 150-lb. crew, was editor-in-chief of Nassau Lit, associate editor of the Daily Princetonian, a Triangle Club writer and actor, and a member of Ivy Club. He served in the Navy during WWII.

After Princeton, Ed went on to Harvard Law and spent his career specializing in international business, helping to advance the development and application of international business law. He spent his working career with the firm Shearman and Sterling. He set up the firm's first overseas office in Paris in 1962, where he was involved in a number of major negotiations. He was a founder of the French-American Foundation, committed to strengthening ties between the two countries, and was awarded the Legion of Honor by France.

Ed is survived by his wife, Liliane; two sons, Edward '83 *85 and Matthew; and a daughter, Jessica, all from a previous marriage to Linda Barnes; three stepsons, Josiah Emery, Dana Emery, and Matthew Emery; and seven grandchildren. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them on their loss.

The Class of 1949