Francis Xavier Houghton ’49

WE LOST Francis Houghton, "X" to many of us, to a sudden heart attack suffered at his Manhattan home Oct. 3, 1990. Francis was born June 24, 1927, in Hanford, Conn., and prepared for college at Exeter. He served in the Army as an infantryman in Europe from 1945 to 1947. At Princeton, 'X' majored in sociology and was a member of ivy Club.

Following graduation in 1951, Francis joined Benton & Bowles advertising agency in N.Y., in time working as an account executive and copywriter. That same year, he married Mollie Stark, they had a son, and later divorced. He subsequently married Averell Turner, they had two sons, and were divorced in the mid1980s. In 1958 he joined Ogilvy, Benson & Mather, and became a senior V.P. and director, and then executive director of their Ogilvy & Mather subsidiary,

In 1986 Francis joined Biederman, Kelly and Schaffer advertising agency as executive V.P., the position he held at his death. He was a passionate collector of antique porcelain and American impressionist painting, and was a contributor of articles to the advertising trade press. He had been a member of the Players Club of N.Y. and the Nantucket Yacht Club.

Francis is survived by his three sons, Alan, David, and Nicholas; a brother and his fianc6e, Katherine Chiles. To all of them we extend our deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1949