Elzey Gallatin Burkham Jr. ’48

Elzey Burkham died Oct. 12, 2006, at his home in Rye Beach, N.H., after a brief illness.

Born in St. Louis, Elzey attended St. Louis Country Day School and entered Princeton after his graduation from St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H. His brother was the late James Burkham ’41.

Elzey was a psychology major and a member of Colonial Club. During his senior year he married Nancy Floyd. His career at Princeton was interrupted by Navy service aboard the USS Mango during World War II.

Returning to St. Louis, Elzey spent his entire career in the municipal bond business, first with G.H. Walker & Co. and then with J.A. Glynn & Co. For many years he was an officer of the Municipal Bond Dealers Association in St. Louis. He was on the board of the St. Louis Chapter of the American Red Cross, and was an active volunteer for children in need with the St. Louis Juvenile Court System for many years.

In 1983, Elzey and Nancy took up permanent residence at their summer home in Rye Beach, returning to an apartment in Clayton, Mo., for the winter months every year.

Nancy died in 1996. Elzey is survived by two sons, Elzey G. III and Scott C.; a daughter, Elizabeth B. Kenney; and four grandchildren. To them all, the class extends its sincerest sympathy.