Forrest Cranmer ’38

Forrest Cranmer, whom we knew as “Forry,” died June 2, 2012, at his home in London, England.

Forry was born in Denver and prepared for college at Kent School. At Princeton he roomed freshman and sophomore years with John Evans and junior and senior years with Farish Jenkins and Frank Sandstrom.

Forry majored in modern languages, graduating with high honors. He participated in freshman Cane Spree, rowed on the 150-pound crew and class crew, and was a member of Cap and Gown Club.

He was in ROTC at Princeton, and after graduation was assigned by the Army to North Africa as an artillery lieutenant. He completed his service in Italy as a lieutenant colonel in military government.

After the war, Forry worked in international banking, electing early retirement as a vice president at Bank of Boston, then moving to London with his wife, Betty, in 1970. Betty died in 2003.

Forry is survived by his son, Gordon ’65, and his daughter, Sylvia, to whom the class extends sincere sympathy.