Harold Taylor Jolley Jr. ’45

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Bud died Jan. 29, 2021. 

He graduated from St. Louis Country Day School. At Princeton he was a member of Colonial Club. During World War II he was a rifleman in the second Marine Infantry Division in Saipan, Okinawa, and Hawaii, and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Following his time at Princeton and service in the Marines, Bud married Margaret Virginia Happel. He worked for Darcy Advertising Co., Weyerhaueser Corp., and then Alton Boxboard Co., where he was sales manager.

He was a member of the Episcopal Church and was the longest-tenured member of the St. Louis Country Club. He was a member of the St. Louis Honor Flight Program, returning to Washington, D.C., in 2017 with fellow veterans to be honored for their courageous service. 

Bud was preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth Jolley Rutledge Cave. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Peggy; children Meg (David Sameth), David (Barbara), and Susan; and grandchildren Casey, Drew, Mack, Katie, Emma, and Taylor.

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