G. Bradley Orbesen ’55
BRAD ORBESEN DIED of cancer of the esophagus Dec. 5, 1990. Brad graduated from Maumee valley Country Day School in Toledo, Oh. At Princeton, Brad was a member of Quadrangle Club along with roommates Bob Collier, Key Foster, John Noye, Milt Deitch, and Jim Owens. At Princeton, Brad played 150lb. football and participated in the N.R.O.T.C. Midshipman Program, graduating with a degree in mechanical Engineering.
Upon graduation, Brad moved to Bridgeport, N.Y., married his childhood sweetheart, Joyce McClaren, and began a fouryear Navy tour in Japan. After his Navy tour, Brad joined Carrier Corp., where he spent 31 years. Brad held two patents for components in air conditioning equipment and especially enjoyed his work in the field of solar energy. An avid golfer and fisherman, Brad also enjoyed woodcarving, square-dancing, and landscaping. He was active in civic affairs, serving on the school board and on the Town of Sullivan parks and recreation board for 12 years.
Surviving are his widow, Joyce; twin sons, Chris and Clay; daughter Sharon Lee Woodall; and six grandchildren. To all of them Class extends its sympathy.
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