Henry Weeks Trimble Jr. ’42

After a most interesting life, Hank died Jan. 31, 2004, in NYC from complications following surgery.

Having prepared at Montclair [N.J.] HS, he earned honors in psychology, and was a member of Cannon Club and Triangle. Following WWII as a first lieutenant in the Field Artillery, he graduated from Harvard Business School and Yale Law School, where he was editor of the Yale Law Review.

Hank practiced law with Cravath, Swaine and Moore until one of his major clients, IBM, lured him into the corporate world. By our 20th reunion, he had risen to general counsel and corporate secretary. Several outside directorships included eminent for-profit and nonprofit enterprises. After a stint as investment banker with Hayden Stone in NYC, Hank retired in 1970 to private practice in real-estate law.

He and his devoted wife of 20 years, Jane Schaffhausen, often traveled to their homes in Provence, France, Anguilla in the Caribbean, and the Hamptons. Hank was a gifted pianist, singer, a devoted sports enthusiast, and ever loyal to our class. He was a governor of the Metropolitan Club of NYC.

To Jane; Hank's children, Pamela, Henry III '68, Neill, and James '72; his eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild, the class extends its deepest condolences.

The Class of 1942