Harry William Goas ’42

Harry died Apr. 17, 2002, in Berkeley, N.J. After a distinguished 36-year career with the Montclair Times, he retired in 1984, as editor.

Coming from a long line of Princetonians, Harry attended Blair Academy. Following graduation he worked as a sales engineer for C02 Fire Equipment Co. during the war. At the Times, he first served as a staff reporter, covering town, music, drama, personalities, and sports, before being named assistant editor in 1970 and editor in 1974. A former president of the Optimist Club of Montclair, he was also a member of the Kiwanis Club.

Harry was on the news editorial committee of the New Jersey Press Assn. and was a member of the schools and scholarship committee of the Alumni Assn. of Montclair. He received numerous awards, including one from the New Jersey Press Assn. and the New Jersey Assembly. In retirement, he continued his newspaper career as editor of the Holiday City South newspaper, the Southwind. The Men's Club named him "Man of the Year" in 1994. He also assisted senior citizens in preparing income tax returns.

To his wife of 50 years, Helen, the class extends its most profound sympathy.

The Class of 1942