Frank M. Schmidt ’65

Frank died Nov. 12, 2011, of melanoma.

Frank came to Princeton from Riverside (N.J.) High School. At Princeton he majored in psychology, played trumpet in the Band, was a member of Triangle Club, and took his meals at Terrace Club.

Two weeks after graduation, Frank went to work for Public Service Electric & Gas Co., a Newark, N.J.,-based utility serving the corridor between New York and Philadelphia. At PSE&G, he worked 32 years in various management line and corporate positions.

Music played a big part throughout his life. He was an excellent trumpet player and was lead trumpet in the Mercer County Symphonic Band and Liberty Band. He also played in local theater orchestras and sang tenor in choirs. Besides his musical skills, he was a skilled home remodeler and avid reader, loved driving cross-country and traveling, and rarely missed a P-rade. Living locally, he frequently took long walks around the campus. May his spirit keep going back to the “best old place of all.”

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Dianne. He will long be remembered as a man with impeccable integrity, honesty, ethics, and loyalty.