George Schlegel III ’32

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George died Apr. 17, 2003. He prepared at Poly, and at Princeton he was in Campus Club. After Princeton George worked at Schlegel Lithographing Corp. and in Mar. 1934 was made secretary of the corporation. In 1937 he became executive vice president and in 1946, president.

Trade organizations consumed much

of his extracurricular time during these years. He was director of the Litho Club of NYC and of Lithographic Technical Foundation, which he served as president. He was founder of the Young Lithographers Assn. and was its president. He was a director and held positions with Metropolitan Lithographers Assn. for more than 15 years.

In addition he was a founder of the Young Presidents' Organization, which he served as vice president and treasurer. Most of his after-office hours were devoted to his children, Peter Haviland, George Ransom, and Lavinia Dent, to whom the class sends its sincere condolences.

In the 25-year book, George said, "My years at Princeton were years well spent and I would like nothing better than to see my two sons enrolled there in a few more years."

The Class of 1932

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