Franklin B. Horowitz ’55

Twenty-plus people were expected to sit shiva after Frank’s death. One hundred appeared.

Funny, kind, sweet — a wonderful father and husband loved by all — Frank believed one’s legacy was to be seen in one’s children. His daughter, Amy; and son, Daniel — both bright, kind, and sweet — are living proof of the quality of parenting by Frank and his wife, Thelma.

Born Aug. 6, 1933, in Brooklyn, Frank came to Princeton from Erasmus Hall High School. At Princeton, he majored in chemical engineering, earned numerals as a coxswain, and joined Quadrangle. He roomed in senior year with Edward Gladstone and Ben Zelenko.  

Extraordinarily proud to be a chemical engineer, Frank built plants for large multinational corporations, became vice president of his firm, and received a patent for automation of a polymer-batching process. He was commended by former New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio for his letter advising that pollution control be taught to all engineers and scientists.

Frank had his first heart attack in 1990 and died of heart failure March 23, 2013, in Lake Worth, Fla. To Thelma, their children, and grandchildren, the class extends its sympathy.