Eugene Louis Schou ’46

Gene Schou died Apr. 30, 1999, after complications from diabetes, at his home in Washington, D.C. Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Polytechnic Prep there and entered Princeton in the summer of 1942. He joined the Army in 1943, served in the signal corps in the South Pacific, and returned to Princeton in 1946 to graduate in 1948. After Korean War service in Germany in 1952, Gene worked for the State Dept. Refugee Relief Program in Italy and became a Foreign Service officer in 1955, serving in Romania. He then worked in a number of Washington government agencies in personnel management, retiring in 1986.

Gene and his wife of 41 years, Ellen, joyfully participated in amateur theater in Washington in the '50s, and he directed several plays. Despite failing eyesight in his later years, Gene was an avid reader of politics and foreign affairs, which he enjoyed discussing with his family and friends.

He is survived by Ellen and their children, Elisabeth, Andrew, and Signy. To them the class extends its deep sympathy and salutes a loyal classmate.

The Class of 1946