Eli T. Conner ’27

SEVEN DAYS AFTER his 85th birthday, Eli died Sept. 20, 1990, after a brief illness, at Howard Cry. General Hospital, Columbia, Md.

His was an intensely active life of three careers. He had an extensive legal practice in Albany, Deer Park, and Port Jervis, N.Y., and Matamoros and Milford, Penn. He gave legal lectures, held several local public offices, and was a familiar presence in the U.S. Supreme Court, and an associate of the prominent law firm Wiswall, Walton, wood & MacAffee in Albany.

During WWII Eli served as a lieutenant of the Quartermaster Corps, also in the J.A.G. dept. until July 1946. For distinguished service in the Military justice Division, he was promoted to major and colonel, and awarded a commendation ribbon.

After the war Eli's interest shifted to travelers' service. In Port Jervis, with his wife and sons, he opened a motel, Painted Apron Lodge, which became familiar to 1927ers. He was interested in real estate, and owned apartments at Arlington, Va. He found time for clubs, and to crown his life, married Virginia Ruggles and raised two sons, Eli T. Jr. and Harry.

The Class of 1927