Frederick E. Crispin ’30

Fred died Feb. 5, 2004, in Venice, Fla.

Fred was born Sept. 17, 1906, in Berwick, Pa. He attended St. Paul's School, where he rowed stroke on the crew. He attended Columbia and transferred to Princeton in 1926. He lived alone at 31 University Place freshman and sophomore years, and was a member of Court Club. Fred left Princeton in 1928 and assumed a position as vice president of Multiplex Manufacturing Co., which was founded by his father in 1910.

Active in community affairs, Fred served as treasurer and president of Bloomsburg [Pa.] Hospital and on the vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He also was vice president and a board member of the First National Bank of Berwick and held similar positions at the Farmers National Bank of Bloomsburg.

Husband of the late Sara Louise Gimmer and the late Mildred Swift Snyder, Fred is survived by his son, Fred '53; daughter-in-law Louise; granddaughter Cynthia Smith; grandson Frederick III; and four great-grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy.

The Class of 1930