Ferdinand W. Roebling III ’33

Ferd Roebling died Nov. 15, 2005, at his home in Mantoloking, N.J. He was 95. His wife, Kate, said he died peacefully and comfortably under hospice care.

Ferd attended Pomfret School and graduated from Princeton with a degree in engineering. He was the direct descendant of John A. Roebling, the builder and designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, who died during its construction. Ferd was senior vice president of the John A. Roebling Sons Co. until its sale to Colorado Fuel and Iron in 1953. Ferd continued there as vice president of engineering until 1965.

During World War II, Ferd served with the Army Corps of Engineers and separated as a lieutenant colonel in 1945.

Ferd's first wife, Mary Van Campen, died and he married Kate Maddock, who survives him. He is also survived by his children from his first marriage, Mary Foster and William; two stepdaughters, Lynn Harrington and Kay Everitt; five grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren. We will all miss this gregarious, outgoing classmate.

The Class of 1933