Henry Quellmalz ’37

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Henry died Sept. 30, 2001, at Albany Memorial Hospital Hospice, Albany, N.Y. Born in Baltimore, he came to Princeton from the Gilman School. He majored in politics and graduated with high honors.

During WWII, he served at Ft. Meade, Md., as director of U.S. Army Post Exchanges. In 1944, he joined Boyd Printing in Albany. He became president in 1952. When his daughter Jane became president in 1985, Henry became chair of the board.

Henry was active in community affairs as chair of both the Red Cross Fund drive and St. Peter's Hospital Foundation Board. He received the Third Age Achievement Award for most valuable senior citizen in business from the Senior Services of Albany Foundation and was the first recipient of the Catherine McAauley Award from the St. Peter's Hospital Foundation.

He is survived by his wife, Marion, three daughters, Lynn Johnson, Susan, and Jane Carey, his brother, Frederick, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. The class extends its deepest condolences to his family and friends.

The Class of 1937

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