Edward Ogden Tanner ’48

Og died Dec. 7, 2003, at age 77.

Og not only served as secretary of '48 for the 1958-63 term, but also crafted a career as a writer and editor. He spent 22 years with Time Inc. as an editor at House and Home and Architectural Forum, and as a senior

editor at Time-Life Books. Since 1973 he worked as a freelance writer producing many magazine articles and a score of books ranging from history to gardening to corporate profiles.

A native New Yorker and graduate of Deerfield, Og took his AB in architecture. He was active in varsity soccer and lacrosse, Theatre Intime, and Glee Club, and was president of the Nassoons. He was in the Navy V-12 at Princeton from 1945-47.

Og and Shirley McKeever were married in 1957. For more than 40 years they lived in New Canaan, Conn., where Og was on the board of the local library and the Nature Conservancy. He reported his golf game as hopeless but said, "I still love to play."

Our condolences go to Shirley, son Brooks, and daughters Sarah and Wendy. We have lost a loyal friend.

The Class of 1948