Frederick Rolland Carson ’42

Rolly died in Chicago on July 1, 2002, after a long and distinguished career as a lawyer. He retired as a partner with the law firm Isham, Lincoln, and Beale in 1988, after serving for 40 years.

Rolly joined the class after preparing at New Trier High and Berkshire schools. He majored in politics and was a member of Dial Lodge Club. Leaving Princeton senior year to join the armed forces, he returned in 1946 to graduate with honors in philosophy, after which he earned an LLB at the U. of Michigan in 1948. During the war he graduated from the Navy V-7 program as an ensign and was assigned to the USS Princeton, where he served until it was sunk Oct. 24, 1944, in the battle of Leyte Gulf. Rolly was awarded a Bronze Star for his role in attempting to save the ship after it was attacked. His postwar pro-bono involvement included serving as police magistrate in Northfield and village attorney in Winnetka, his home at the time of his death.

To his widow, Martha, and to his children, Fred Jr., Camille, and Catherine, the class offers its most sincere condolences.

The Class of 1942