Gordon Sayre Humphrey ’33

Gordon Humphrey died Aug. 15, 1999, in Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara. He was 89. Gordon was born in Trenton. He moved to Washington, N.J., where he met his future wife, who was teaching there. After their marriage, they moved to Wellesley Hills, Mass. Gordon received his engineering training at Princeton and his managerial education at Harvard business school. Gordon began his career at Western Electric Co. in New York. During WWII, he was loaned to the Navy's bureau of ships. After the war, he spent 18 years with Raytheon Corporation in various executive and managerial capacities. He left Raytheon to become general manager of the missile division of Leach Corporation in Azusa, Calif. After he retired in 1969, he served on the board of directors of the Santa Barbara Symphony, and was active in the Boys Club and United Way. He and his wife traveled extensively in Europe and around the world. He was a loving and compassionate man. He is survived by his wife, Joette Terwilliger, and three children, Gordon Jr., David, and Catherine, and several grandchildren. He is truly missed by his family and friends. The class sends its deepest sympathy to his family.

The Class of 1933