Harry Orrick Buzby ’38

A Renaissance man, Harry died Oct. 7, 1997, of heart failure at his Homeland (Baltimore area) residence. He was 81.

A son of '05, Harry came to us from Gilman School. He was graduated in English with honors, joined Cloister Inn, and was photo editor of the Prince.

Henry began with Grace Line before going on active duty with the Navy in Sept. 1941. A year in intelligence work in Panama preceded combat duty aboard the destroyer USS Bullard, including campaigns of Wake Island, Rabaul, Gilbert and Marshall Islands, and Okinawa. He was discharged as lieutenant commander in Dec. 1945.

He became district manager for Crosse and Blackwell, retiring in the mid-'60s. He then became a senior Social Security analyst for Medicare until his second retirement in 1979.

On a whim, Harry took up skiing at age 55 and was a Baltimore Ski Club regular at Round Top [Pa.] resort until age 80. In summer at Biddeford Pool, Maine, it was sailing and rowing. Indoors, he painted landscapes and still lifes and collected recordings of big bands and jazz piano.

Harry's marriage on June 17, 1944, to the former Ellenor Brigham Colgate ended in divorce. To the family, including daughters Ellenor Brigham Jarrett and Mary Scott, son Stockton, four grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren, the class extends sympathy.

The Class of 1938