Henry H. Mayer ’27

Henry H. "Hank" Mayer, a lifelong resident of Erie, Penn., died July 14, 1995, at Forest View Skilled Care Center of Parkinson's disease. Born in Erie, Dec. 1, 1904, he prepared for Princeton at Princeton Prep. At Princeton he was a member of the freshman football team and Charter Club. He roomed with F. S. Newberry and H. B. Swoope.

After graduation, Hank devoted the majority of his business career to the brokerage business and, at 70, retired as v.p. and manager of the Erie office of Bache and Co. He was also active in community affairs, serving on the boards of Hamot Medical Center, Visiting Nurse Assn., Erie Cemetery Assn., and for many years, he was the treasurer of the Episcopal diocese of northwestern Pennsylvania.

Dedicated to Princeton and especially to the Class of '27, he was a regional v.p. of the class and chairman of the 1927 Memorial Fund Committee for many years. From 1963-1965, he was a member of the university committee to nominate alumni trustees. Over the years he maintained an active correspondence with friends in the class.

He is survived by his wife, Lois Shannon Mayer, whom he married in 1934, two children, Henry H. Mayer Jr. '58, Betsey Miller (wife of Daniel Miller, '55), and four grandchildren.

To them, the class extends deep sympathy in the loss of a loyal classmate.

The Class of 1927