G. Britton Durell II ’53

Brit Durell, who died Jan. 31, 1997, in Columbus, Ohio, after a long illness, left behind wife Carol, sons Eric, David, and Whitney '87, stepchildren Stephen, Sharon, and Julia, sisters Elizabeth Lane and Jeanne Sealbach, and brother Edward. Our heartfelt sympathy to them.

Brit prepared at Deerfield. His Princeton roommates included Bill Clevenger, Charlie James, Jim Ridgeway, Tom Steffens, and John Thatcher. He played lacrosse and was treasurer of the Republican Club. Brit spent two years in the Army and then joined the family business, Union Fork and Hoe Co. in Columbus which had been founded by his grandfather, G. B. Durell 1885 in 1890.

From 195961, Brit moonlighted at Ohio State, where he received his degree in business administration. He tended the company store until he retired as CEO in 1990. Brit was on the board of Rio Grande College, funded the George B. Durell Memorial Scholarship at Ohio State, and was a past chairman of the Young President's Organization. He loved the hardware industry and was affiliated with many of its professional associations. Brit also loved to have a good time. His dormmate for three years and fellow Charter Club member, Bill Clevenger, remembers our friend Brit as "warm, outgoing, and friendly." So do we.

The Class of 1953