H. Dickson S. Boenning ’42

Dick Boenning died Oct. 28, 2011, at his vacation home in Jamestown, R.I.

Dick prepared for college at Penn Charter School, where he was captain of the basketball team. At Princeton he roomed with Phil Ward, Charlton de Saussure, and Bob Thompson. He majored in economics and was a member of Cap and Gown.

Immediately after graduation, Dick joined the Army as a lieutenant in the Field Artillery. Following training at Camp Hood he was shipped to North Africa and assigned to the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion. He fought in Tunisia and in Italy, where he participated in the Anzio beachhead.

Dick joined the family investment-banking firm of Boenning & Scattergood. He also established himself as a formidable player of the ancient game of court tennis. He repeatedly was a champion at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia and ultimately was inducted into the U.S. Court Tennis Hall of Fame. The U.S. Court Tennis Association annually presents the H.D.S. Boenning Sportsmanship Award in recognition of Dick’s uncompromising sportsmanship on and off the court.

In 1965 Dick joined the brokerage firm Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, from which he resigned in 1990 after having served as managing partner.

To Dick’s wife, Anne; sons Dickson ’69, Evan, and David; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren, the class sends condolences.