Edward V. Furlong Jr. ’59

Ted died June 27, 2018, of a heart attack in a Missouri motel while driving from Pennsylvania to California with his daughter, Tracy, to visit his son Edward.

Ted prepped for Princeton at the Haverford School, where he captained the football team, lettered in wrestling and baseball, and was class president. He continued his athletic prowess at Princeton, where he played freshman football and was on the varsity wrestling team. Ted ate at Ivy, majored in history, and drilled with the Navy ROTC.

After graduation he served two years in the Navy, completing his tour as a lieutenant junior-grade. He earned an MBA in finance at Harvard and then followed his father in business at the Walter Wilcox Furlong paper company, now known as WWF Paper Corp., based in Bala Cynwyd, Pa. The company serves book publishing, commercial printing, business communications, financial printing, and direct-mail markets. Ted rose through the executive ranks to head the company as president and CEO. He retired from the company in 2004.

Ted is survived by his wife, Rosemary; his son, Edward III; and his daughter, Tracy. We have sent condolences.