Francis F. Carpenter ’32

FRAN CARPENTER died Apr. 6, 1993, of heart failure, after a long illness involving several strokes. We will always remember him for being able to maintain not only a car, but also a motorcycle, a hydroplane, and an airplane on the outskirts of town without being caught. After graduation, he started several small businesses in his hometown of New Rochelle, N.Y.: coal and lumber, trucks, parking lots, and gas stations. He also sailed frequently and skied in Vermont.

During WWII, he was the lead aerial navigator for the North Atlantic Fleet, later becoming a decorated navigation officer for the Atlantic Fleet Staff as a lieutenant commander. In 1946, Fran tried his hand at farming, but soon gave that up for remodeling old houses and building as a contractor. From 1952 to 1954, he was a nuclear facilities coordinator for the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in New London, Conn. He was later employed by Westinghouse Energy in Pittsburgh, where he eventually became production control manager in the Atomic Power Division; he retired in 1964.

Fran then reentered the realestate development business in his typical "hands on" style, remodeling older homes into apartments and combining ten small houses into five large homes. At an advanced age, Fran was still an avid sportsman, participating in ocean races and cruises in his 44foot ketch and in official road and track races in his Alfa Romeo. His was an interesting and vibrant life, and he will be missed.

The class extends its sympathy to Fran's devoted wife, Dodie.

The Class of 1932