George E. Strebel ’14

George Strebel died Oct. 17, 1993. He was 100. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living alumnus of the university and the last surviving member of the Class of '14.

After graduating from Princeton, he joined the Maxwell Motor Car Co. and opened his own dealership in Albany, N.Y., in 1916. After the failure of the Maxwell company, he moved to Buffalo, N.Y., in 1926 and joined Ambler Asbestos Slate and Sheeting Co.

He served as director of the Natl. Recovery Act for Vermont and Maine in 1932 and was later appointed a director of the Wage and Hour Division of the federal government.

In the early 1940s, he joined Wickwire Steel in Tonawanda, N.Y. as personnel director but soon started a career as an independent labor-relations consultant. He helped revive the Niagara Frontier Printers Assn., which became the Printing Industry Assn. of western New York.

From 1973-79, he managed S. D. Strebel and Associates restaurant equipment and supply company in Buffalo until he retired. He was president of the Graphic Arts Trade Assn. Executives national organization and was a member of the Buffalo Athletic Club, the Masons, and a life member of the Scottish Rite Consistory.

To his survivors, including three sons, eight grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren, the Princeton University community extends its deep sympathy.

The Alumni Council