Edward Raymond Farley Jr. ’40

Ed died April 25, 2005, at his Princeton home after a brief illness.

After preparing at Lawrenceville, he majored in politics at Princeton and was active in interclub basketball, the Catholic Club, and Dial Lodge. In 1943 he graduated from Harvard Law School. After serving in the Navy, he was admitted to the New York State Bar and practiced law with Simpson, Thatcher, and Bartlett until 1955. In 1956 he became vice president of Atlas Corp., and was named CEO and president in 1964.

Moving to Princeton in 1958, he became active in community affairs. He served on the board of the Lawrenceville School, was chairman of the board of the Medical Center at Princeton, and was a trustee of Dial Lodge and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Ed was a past class vice president, reunion chairman, regional Annual Giving agent, and a member of the Schools and Scholarship Committee.

A devoted husband, Ed never left the side of his wife, Irene, for the past 15 years, or gave up hope for a cure for her Parkinson's disease. She died only 10 days after Ed. He is survived by his daughters, Nancy Jarrell and Jane von Oehsen; his son, Edward III; and their families, including five grandchildren. Ed's son, Thomas '72, preceded him in death. To all, the class extends heartfelt sympathy.

The Class of 1940