Edward Saul Dulcan ’41

Ed died Mar. 18, 2001, of Alzheimer's. disease

Coming to Princeton from Mercersburg Academy, he majored in modern languages and literature, graduating with high honors, and was a member of Key and Seal.

He entered the Navy in June 1941, was commissioned in Mar. 1942, then took amphibious training and was on the USS Hugh L. Scott when it was sunk off North Africa in Nov. 1942.

Ed was first a commanding officer of a LCL(L) and then commanding officer of an LCL(L) group for the Okinawa campaign, retiring as a lieutenant-commander.

Then he worked for the Hecht Co. in Washington, DC, before building and operating a resort hotel in St. Petersburg.

In 1958, Ed joined the Philadelphia office of the Small Business Administration, transferring to Washington headquarters the next year. He was appointed executive secretary of the departmental task force for equal opportunity in business; he retired from government service in 1975. He later joined the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, finally retiring in 1985.

His marriages to Mary Ann, Virginia, and Marjorie all ended in divorce. Surviving are his daughter, Elizabeth Kinser, a brother, and three grandchildren.

The Class of 1941