Foster Monette Grose Jr. ’42

Fos Grose died May 11, 1996, after a long bout with prostate cancer. He retired two years ago as president of Weaver Associates, Inc., an employee benefits consulting firm in Pittsburgh, of which he was a cofounder.

Fos came to Princeton from the Kiski School and left at the end of sophomore year. During WWII he spent 19 months in the Navy Physical Training Division, in the American theater.

After spending five years in the automobile business he entered the employee benefits arena, forming his own business, F. M. Grose & Son, Inc. But his true love and passion was sports officiating. He refereed at over 320 football games including two ArmyNavy, the Gator Bowl, many Ivy League contests (including the last Princeton/Rutgers game), and other eastern independents.

He was a director of many organizations, including the Mt. Lebanon Civic League, and was a cofounder of the Eastern Assn. of Intercollegiate Officials. He was a member of the Natl. Football Assn. Hall of Fame and the Pittsburgh Athletic Assn.

To his wife, Sue; to his children, Foster and Barbara; and to his four grandchildren, the class extends its profound sympathies.

The Class of 1942