Harry F. Bliss Jr. ’36

HARRY PASSED away June 9, 1990, at his home in Naples, Fla. The Mike Curtoses represented the Class at his to his memorial service June 29.

Harry prepared at Lawrenceville. At Princeton he majored in politics, was elected Phi Beta Kappa, and was a member of Tower Club. He graduated with high honors in 1939 from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the HARVARD LAW REVIEW.

Just before he entered service in WWII, he was a member of the N.Y.C, law firm of Milbank, Tweed. During the war, Harry was assigned to the Office of the Under Secretary of the Navy. He received the Navy's Bronze Star for combat in the Philippines. He retired in 1976 as president of Cyanamid Intl. in 1973 he received the title of commander in the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy.

Harry was a member of the Baltusrol Golf Club, the Short Hills Club, the Princeton Club of N.Y., Royal Poinciana Golf Club, and the Wilderness of C. C. Living in NJ. most of his life, he was a member of the Community Congregational Church of Short Hills, where he served as a trustee, Sunday school teacher, and Boy Scout leader.

He is survived by his wife, the former Jennette A. Hunter, and a son, Harry F. III. Harry lived a MI life and will be remembered for his friendly manner and outstanding abilities.

The Class of 1936