Gordon L. Wimmer ’51

Gordon was born June 9, 1929, in Seattle, the son of Lyle G. and Mildred Roberts Wimmer.

He came to Princeton from Hall High School in West Hartford, Conn., and earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering. He was a member of Court Club and roomed with Art Folli.

Gordon and Grace Maloy were married Feb. 1, 1958. Early on he was with Westing-
house as a sales engineer in New York, Rochester, and Albany, but for the bulk of his working career he was a self-employed consulting electrical engineer. He designed the electrical systems for hydroelectric plant projects in Washington state and Massachusetts and for local projects such as the Albany Medical Center and Albany City Hall. He and his family lived for many years in Loudonville, outside Albany.

The last 10 years of Gordon’s life were spent taking care of his wife, who died in January 2011. Gordon died Sept. 8, 2011, and is survived by his sons, John and James; daughter Margaret DiBari; three grandsons; four granddaughters; and his sister, Ruth Leggett. A funeral mass was celebrated in the Church of St. Pius X in Loudonville, and burial was in St Peter’s Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.