Frank Elmer Rutan Jr. ’23

WE OF THE Class of 1923 lost one of our best known and admired members when Frank died Dec. 27, 1989.

Frank was born Apr. 23,1899, in Sewickley, Penn. He attended Hill School. He served in the U.S. Army in WWI. At Princeton he won varsity letters in track and football and was in Triangle. That artisticathletic connection earned him the nickname "Dancing Tackle." He was a member of Senior Council, Class Day Committee, Varsity, Right Wing, and Ivy Clubs.

After graduation, Frank settled in the Philadelphia area. He married Frances Sloan Dec. 8, 1928. After working for Sun oil and as a stockbroker, he founded Rutan & Co., Manufacturer's Representatives. He retired in 1969 to Watch Hill, R.I. He served Princeton well as Class V.P. and reunion chairman for many years.

Frank was past president of the Fourth Street Club of Philadelphia and the Blue Hill Country Club.

Frances Rutan died in 1987. Frank is survived by his sons Frank and Nicholas, three grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren, sister Elizabeth (Mrs. Hubert A. Royster'27), and brotherinlaw Burrows Sloan Jr. '33

The Class of 1923