Gordon McShane ’45

Gordon died suddenly Nov. 11, 2006.

He entered the Class of 1945 from Portsmouth (R.I.) Priory. His first accomplishment at Princeton, of which he was very proud, was to steal the clapper in his first week on campus. He played both freshman and 150-pound football and became a member of Cap and Gown. He joined the Army Air Force in 1943 and served as an intelligence officer in Britain and France. He returned to Princeton in 1946 and earned a degree in economics cum laude in 1947.

After leaving Princeton he joined Anheuser-Busch. He entered the brokerage business a few years later and eventually opened his own investment firm, J.G. McShane Inc. Gordon had a lifelong love for Princeton — the friends he met there and the opportunities it afforded him. Gordie joined ’45 on its recent journey to Scotland for a two-week Celtic odyssey with his third wife, Aloyse. His previous wives, Mary Tiernan and Susie Moore, predeceased him.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, three daughters, 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandson. One of Gordon’s sons and three of his granddaughters are Princeton graduates. Go Tigers! The class extends sympathy to the family.