George W. Aufderheide Jr. ’46

George died Apr. 4, 2004 at his home in Fairfield, Conn., where he lived with his wife, Gayle ("Gay").

A Choate School graduate from Pittsburgh, he entered Princeton in 1942, spent 1943-45 as an Air Force torpedo bomber on Atlantic antisubmarine patrol, and returned to college to major in economics. He played basketball, football, and baseball, and served as undergraduate class president, then as secretary from 1946-50.

George's 42-year career was in the textile sales business, mainly with the Graniteville Co. in NYC, St. Louis, and LA. He helped develop permanent-press fabrics and Scotchgard.

Married in 1946 to Helen Hinchcliffe, they had nine children before she died in 1988. His second wife, Gay, brought her three children into the family. George is survived by his children Susan, George, Thomas, Steven, John, Amy, Andrew, and William; stepchildren Scott and Matt Rochlin, and Samantha Kilcoyne; 24 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. To them all, the class extends deep sympathy.

The Class of 1946