Frank E. Bell ’35

Frank Bell, born in 1912 in White Plains, N.Y., died Dec. 4, 1996, after a short, heartrelated illness. He leaves his wife, the former Rosamund Purdy, whom he married in 1945, two sons, Frank E. III '68 and Charles E. '76, a daughter, Elizabeth, and five grandchildren.

During freshman year Frank left Princeton, where he had been a stalwart on the freshman football team, to assist his family in New York. Later he returned to his college studies, graduating in 1938 from the U. of Illinois, where he played football for Bob Zuppke.

During WWII, Frank was athletic officer aboard the USS Princeton, which was bombed and sunk by the Japanese off Luzon in the Philippines. He returned to civilian life as a lt. commander and resumed his career in education, coaching sports, and teaching math. The schools at which he coached and taught were Williston Academy, Williams College, Hotchkiss School, and Mercersburg Academy. He retired from coaching in 1963, but continued to teach until 1980. For six summers he was director of Long Lake Lodge, a tutoring camp in North Bridgton, Maine.

The class is proud of Frank's war record and his academic and coaching careers. We commend the family for maintaining its love for Princeton, and we send our deepest sympathy to them all.

The Class of 1935