Hector Wallace Griswold ’42

Hec Griswold died June 4, 2006, in Naples, Fla., following open-heart surgery.

A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Hec was an honors major in chemical engineering at Princeton. He was a founder of the Princeton Outing Club and a member of Elm Club. During World War II, he commanded naval landing craft in the Pacific.

Hec, a creative and productive engineer, spent most of his career with the Chicopee Manufacturing Co. and Johnson & Johnson. At Chicopee he supervised nonwoven fabric product development and held a number of patents. At Johnson & Johnson he was awarded the prestigious Johnson Medal for Research and Development in recognition of his pioneering work in nonwoven fabric technology. Hec retired from Johnson & Johnson in 1986 but remained a consultant to the firm until 1993.

Hec loved the outdoors, and his favorite sports were golf, tennis, skiing, and sailing. He will be remembered for his sportsmanship, fairness, and kindness on and off the courts, links, and slopes.

Our congenial and creative classmate is survived by his devoted wife, Anne Barstow Griswold; son Hector Jr.; daughter Penelope Parson; and grandchildren Matthew and Katherine Griswold and Nicholas Parson. To them, the class extends deepest condolences.