Forrest Shepperson Holmes Jr. ’44

Forrest died Nov. 7, 2007, in Roanoke, Va.

He had homes both in Roanoke and in University Park, Md. He was 85.

Born in Washington, D.C., he prepared at St. Alban’s School. At Princeton, he was active in freshman football and lacrosse, served on the editorial boards of The Daily Princetonian and Bric-a-Brac, was publicity manager for Triangle Club, and was treasurer of Whig-Clio. Forrest majored in history and was a member of Cloister Inn.

He received his bachelor’s degree in 1943, completed officer training at Fort Sill, and served as a first lieutenant and tank commander in Italy, where he was wounded. He followed with a tour of regimental staff duty in Germany.

In 1950, Forrest earned a law degree at Harvard. He wrote in our 40th-reunion book that he then enjoyed “a continuing 26-year relationship with the military as a civilian attorney in the office of the Secretary of Defense” in Washington. He was a retired colonel in the Army Reserve.

Forrest never married. He is survived by his sister, Margaret Holmes Kelley. Our condolences go to her and to Forrest’s many nieces, great-nephews and great-nieces, and one great-great-nephew.