Frank E. McDonnell ’58

Frank died July 24, 2017, in Lansdale, Pa.

Before coming to Princeton Frank graduated from Dunmore (Pa.) High School, where he played basketball and ran track.

At Princeton he was a member of Dial Lodge and majored in electrical engineering. He also worked for WPRB and the Princeton Engineer. His senior-year roommate was George Bradford.

After graduation he earned a master’s and a doctorate from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. He served in the Navy, and while working for the National Security Agency in Washington he received the Legion of Merit for exceptional contributions to national communications security.

In 1963, Frank married Ildiko Pulvari, moved to Lansdale, and joined American Electronic Laboratories in the defense-electronics industry. After leaving A.E.L., Frank joined Optimax as general manager and vice president.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Ildiko; daughter Mary Jo Haggerty and her husband, Kevin; son Frank; son Michael and his wife, Angela; and his grandchildren, Ryan, Michael, Caitlin, Shane, Megan, and Kayla. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.