A. Gilmore Flues ’26

Gil died Mar. 1, 2003, of congestive heart failure. He was 99. Born in Saginaw, Mich., and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Gil majored in English at Princeton and joined Tower Club. He later graduated from Harvard Law School.

A captain in the Army Air Force during WWII, Gil joined with the British in the battle of El Alamein. With the Office of Strategic Services, he headed a group of paratroopers aiding Yugoslav partisans and later directed OSS operations in Central Europe. He ended his Army career as a colonel.

For five years, Gil was assistant secretary of the Treasury Dept., where he was responsible for the Coast Guard, Customs, Secret Service, Bureau of Narcotics, and Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He also helped negotiate international trade treaties. Later he was with the DC law firm Leonard, Clammer, Flues & Redmon.

When he died, Gil was class secretary and vice president. Along with Henry Dodge '32, Gil introduced Dick Kazmaier '52 to Princeton.

Gil is survived by his wife of 55 years, Anne; two daughters, Jane F. Simchak and Marguerite F. "Molly" Strother; and four grandsons. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.

The Class of 1926