Henry Otis Bonnar Jr. ’42

Hank died May 7, 2002, in Rockland, Maine. He came to us from Andover, where he was on the hockey, lacrosse, and swimming teams. At Princeton he was an honors student in the modern languages department and a member of Campus Club.

Hank left Princeton at the end of our junior year to join Bonnar-Vawter Fanform Inc., a business-form printer, in NYC. During WWII he participated in defense work, which Hank described in our 10th yearbook as "maintained in a secret classification." In 1945 he married Eileen Hodge, who predeceased him. They had six children.

Hank's entire business career was at Bonner-Vawter, where he advanced through sales and general management to president. His contributions to his industry included inventions of several new manufacturing processes. Beyond the business world, Hank was an eminent sailboat racer out of Marblehead, Mass.; he enjoyed hiking on the Appalachian Trail and photography. He was a wood carver with a legacy of creating "many beautiful eagles," according to his daughter Erin.

The class extends its most sincere condolences to his children, Carl, Erin Cloutier, Susan VonKohorn, Joanne Woodman, Nancy Arbing, and Lucile Hanscom.

The Class of 1942