Frederick Billings ’46

FREDEIUCK BILLINGS, man of amicable wit, died June 13, 1990. Rick arrived at Princeton from Berkshire School in 1942, majored in English (and George Bernard Shaw). He quickly enlisted in the Marine Corps. During the Princeton V12 program and boot camp, he kept his comrades laughing through the rigors of Marine Corps training with his spontaneous and cheerful sense of the ridiculous.

Returning to Princeton after WWII, he was a member of Cottage and active in the Triangle Club. In later years, Rick, with his photographic memory and total recall of dialogue, would regale his classmates with hilarious, almost "live" replays of our undergraduate days and escapades. He was our Class historian.

Rick worked briefly in N.Y.C., Lewiston, Ida., (his hometown), and San Francisco. In 1952 he was sent to Korea as a first lieutenant. He later joined the Weyerhaeuser Co., in assignments in pulp and lumber mills in Aberdeen and Longview, Wash., finally becoming director of community and public relations. He and his wife, Jerry, represented Weyerhaeuser and Washington state when they presented a Christmas tree to President Kennedy. Rick served many years on the boards of a dozen community organizations and charities.

To his widow, Jerry, and daughter, Ellen, the Class extends our deepest sympathy. Rick gave us and leaves us with happy memories.

The Class of 1946