Henry Caldwell Toll ’42
Hank, an architect, artist, and innovative cartoonist, died peacefully Jan. 23, 2005, at home in Albuquerque, N.M.
Brother of Charles '38 and Caldwell '50, Hank prepared at Deerfield Academy. At Princeton he earned honors in architecture, was a member of Triangle and Charter clubs, excelled in lacrosse, and was editor of the Tiger. Hank designed our appealing and ubiquitous class mascot, Tat the Tiger, who appears in nearly all of our communications.
During three years in the Army Air Force in World War II, Lt. Toll performed with distinction in New Guinea and the Philippines, earning the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1943 he married Edith "Edie" Beyer, a "fascinating wife" who blessed him with Katherine, McClain, Madelon, and Cyrus. Edie died last year.
Hank's architectural career included 11 years in Denver as Henry C. Toll, Architect until 1965, when he moved to Albuquerque with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to build health facilities for Indian reservations. He retired in 1982.
His interests included reading, archaeology, and introducing lacrosse to Denver and Albuquerque high schools and colleges. He painted and left a large collection of studies of ceremonial dances from various New Mexico and Arizona tribes.
To Hank's children and their families, the class extends its deepest condolences.
The Class of 1942
Paw in print
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Mac Tiger-Toll
1 Month AgoPrinceton Memories
I just read this obituary for my father. I appreciate the beautiful wording of this.
I read a letter that my father wrote to his family while he was at Princeton describing how he had been struggling. But he persisted and finished.
My father took a sculpture course from Joey Brown. He went back to visit Professor Brown after he came back from the service. He admired a piece of sculpture that was on display; Joey Brown reminded him that he had done it.