Fremont Carson Peck ’20

MONTY PECK died at his home in Locust Valley, N.Y., May 29, 1990, at the age of 92. He was the father of Dr. Fremont C. Peck Jr. '44, Maybel Peck, and the late Andrew F. Peck '47. He had nine grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Isabel, and his second wife, Elizabeth.

Monty was born in Brooklyn and attended Poly Prep there before entering Princeton in 1916. In 1925 he bought the Brooklyn DAILY TIMES, and continued publishing until 1937. He served in WWII, rising to the rank of It. col. in the air corps.

For 35 years he was a director of the F.W. Woolworth Co. He was also director of the Carson C. Peck Hospital in Brooklyn, of die Williamsburg Savings Bank, and of the Webb inst. of Naval Architecture. Monty's favorite hobby, dating from his youth, was photography, and he had several exhibitions. In later years he became an ardent golfer. Monty's life was productive in many significant ways, but it was the warmth of his personality that meant most to his multitude of friends. What a quiet, unassuming, but effective person he was. To be with him was always a heartwarming experience.

The Class of 1920