George Wells Eighmy Jr. ’51

Wells died suddenly May 20, 2002, at home in Woodbridge, Conn. He came to us from the Nichols School and majored in basic engineering; his roommates were Art Mudge, Cal Rand, and George Shafer. He was a member of Charter and helped lead its hockey team to the university IAA hockey championship in '51. While an engineering officer in the Navy, he married Sarah Seelye, who predeceased him. From 1956-91 he was with the Farrel Co., where, from 1986 to his retirement, he served as product manager for mill and calendering machine sales, and was well known in the plastics and rubber industry. He served as lecturer at the Plastics Institute of America at Stevens Institute, and also lectured at the NYU plastics seminars.

Wells played semi-pro hockey for the Akron Stars from 1951-53, and founded the Woodbridge-Bethany Hockey Assn. in 1968. He also coached in the Bethany-Woodbridge and Woodbridge fathers' baseball leagues. His funeral took place at Christ Episcopal Church, Bethany. Wells and Sarah had three sons: T. Taylor, George Wells III and William, all of whom survive him, together with his brother, Thomas, and five grandchildren. They have our deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1951