Edward W. Sheldon II ’44

Edward Sheldon died on June 14, 1997, at West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyo. He was 74.

He prepared at Lawrenceville and left Princeton in 1941 for civilian pilot training in California, where he attended Stanford U. He then enlisted as a flight cadet, became a flight instructor, and was discharged from the Army as a second lieutenant. He joined Bowery Savings Bank, later moved to Francis I. DuPont & Co. as a stock broker, and in 1951 began 15 years with Harris Upham, & Co. as a registered representative dealing in securities and commodities.

As a partner in Dal'Bairn Cattle Co., of Pine Plains, N.Y., Ed became interested in the breeding and showing of registered Black Angus and at that time was also v.p. and director of Sal-Lou Groves in Florida.

In 1946 he married Edna Tildon, and the couple lived in Mount Kisko, N.Y., for 30 years before relocating in 1976 to Vero Beach, Fla., where he was active in volunteer work in the medical field. He is survived by his wife, Edna; his sons, Raymond and Edward III; his daughter, Nina; two granddaughters, and two great-granddaughters. To them, we extend our deep sympathy.

The Class of 1944