Harrison H. Young Jr. ’40

At our class 61st reunion with his family, including granddaughter Katherine A. Deringer '01, Harry was vigorous and upbeat, and ever appreciative of his Princeton experience — "My life is richer — I am grateful and proud."

He died on Apr. 6, 2002, of brain cancer. His wife, Judy, reported she "played Tigertone CDs the final week of his life; his Class of '40 tie was under his hand when he died."

Preparing at Sand Springs HS near Tulsa, Okla., Harry arrived on the Princeton campus, in his words, as "a very green, naive outlander." It didn't take long for him to match his high-achieving classmates, graduating with high honors in chemistry, Sigma Xi.

During WWII, Harry was a member of the National Defense Research Council. Postwar he joined the Williams College chemistry faculty. In 1950 he was awarded a PhD in chemistry at Columbia, followed by a JD from Fordham. Subsequently, he served in various management capacities with FMG's chemical division. Devoted to Princeton, he served on alumni schools committees and as class chairman of AG.

As we grieve the loss of one of our own, we offer our sincere condolences to his survivors: wife Judy Schaeffer Young, daughter Dr. Margaret Deringer, and granddaughters Emily Deringer '99 and Katherine Deringer '01.

The Class of 1940