Fred died July 5, 2020, in Vero Beach, Fla. He was born in New York City but grew up in Greenwich, Conn., and came to Princeton after attending St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire. Fred majored in history, concentrating in the American Civilization Program, and wrote his thesis on “Canadian Nationalism.” He was a member of Cap and Gown.  

After graduation Fred served in the Army as an artillery officer and was stationed in Trieste, Italy, and Linz, Austria. In 1955 he received his honorable discharge as a first lieutenant and joined the investment banking firm of G.H. Walker & Co. in New York City, where he became a general partner in 1961 and president and CEO in 1971. When G.H. Walker merged with White, Weld & Co. in 1974, he became president of the larger firm. In 1979 he joined U.S. Trust Corp. of New York and retired as vice chairman in 1995.  

Fred was a member of the Round Hill Club in Greenwich, serving as its president from 1986 to 1990, and of Riomar Country Club in Vero Beach, where he served as president from 1994 to 1999. In retirement Fred was a member of the U.S. Seniors Golf Association, and also became an avid and intrepid sailor. After moving to Florida, he served on the board and as treasurer of the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach.  

Predeceased after 62 years of marriage by his first wife, Ann, Fred is survived by his second wife, Suzanne Butler Waterbury Sherer Wonham, and his three children and seven grandchildren. 

Undergraduate Class of 1953