Harold R. Leblond Jr. ’52

Athlete, executive, and entrepreneur, Hoppy died July 4, 2012, in his hometown of Cincinnati.

He came to Princeton from The Hill School, where he was president of the athletic association and played on the Hill’s first hockey team. He left Princeton after freshman year for the University of Cincinnati, from which he graduated in 1953. He served two years as commanding officer of the 11th Anti-aircraft Artillery and was discharged as a first lieutenant in 1956.

After working 28 years at the J.H. Day Company, he left to found a graphics-design business.

Hoppy is survived by his wife, Sherry; daughters Meredith and Susan; and sons Harold III and Peter, to whom the class extends its condolences.