Harry W. Whittaker ’42

Harry died Aug. 13, 2014, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a city in which his family had lived for six generations.

He was born July 23, 1920, and received his primary education at Cincinnati Country Day School and the Hotchkiss School. After two years at Princeton, he left to join the Army as a sergeant in the 29th Engineering Battalion with service in the Pacific theater. Among other things, his unit was responsible for creating a topographic map of Japan, which was important to American forces occupying that country.

After the war, Harry returned to the University of Cincinnati and received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.

Harry’s restless mind never stopped probing. In addition to his work as a stockbroker, he was involved in projects to improve cattle breeding and speed composting of organic waste. In his later years, he and his wife, Molly, traveled the world in an effort to satisfy their curiosity; they never tired of new experiences.

Harry was predeceased by Molly. He is survived by a daughter, Polly, and two grandchildren. To them and to other members of the Whittaker family, the class sends sympathy.