Herb Ahrens ’55

The son of Violet and Willis Ahrens, Herb was born Oct. 22, 1933, in Hackensack, N.J.

At Princeton he was a member of Tower Club. Herb earned a degree in chemical engineering. After graduation, he served as a Navy aviator. He earned an MBA and attended the Penn State Executive Management Program.

Herb worked for Polaroid for 30 years and retired as divisional vice president in 1994. He managed Polaroid manufacturing operations in Russia, China, and India and was active in projects in America and in the Asia/Pacific region.

Herb loved jazz, gardening, flying, sailing, and golf. He was involved in several community activities, including serving as trustee of the Waltham/Weston Suburban Chamber of Commerce and as president of the board of directors of the Charles River Museum.

Herb died in South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, March 7, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joan; their three children, Glenn and his wife, Donna, Craig and his wife, Susan, and Laura ’84; and grandchildren Andrew, Ryan, Christina, and Connor. He was a good friend and will be sorely missed.