Frank App Jr. ’48

Frank died in Houston June 8, 2003. He was 75. He was born and grew up on the family farm near Bridgeton, N.J. His ancestors built the Happy Hill farmhouse in 1860 and the brick house on the adjacent farm in 1768. The farms were his for all of his life.

A graduate of the Westtown [Pa.] Friends School, Frank graduated from Princeton with a bachelor's in basic engineering. He sang in the Glee Club, was assistant manager of the student refreshment agency, and was in Cloister Inn.

His career consisted of three different phases. As a young petroleum engineer, he spent 21 years in Saudi Arabia. On leaving Saudi Aramco, he returned to his farms, producing vegetables and grain, and operating a beef cattle feedlot. He was involved in local politics and civic affairs. He returned to the oil business in 1975.

Frank was proud of his Princeton heritage and thought it "a springboard into the world." He was a loyal Princetonian.

He is survived by his widow, Bonnie; son Frank III; daughters Carol, Valerie, and Mary; and eight granddaughters. His classmates share their loss.

The Class of 1948