Herbert Grohskopf ’49

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Herb prepared at Richmond Hill (N.Y.) High School and served in the Army from 1941 until 1946 in the Pacific theater, attaining the rank of captain. At Princeton he majored in chemical engineering and was a member of Prospect Club.

Herb’s career started with American Cyanamid. He then worked at C-E Lummus as a project manger for chemical processes. After a stint as a computing manager for a Venezuelan oil field, he ended his career developing fiber-optic computer networks for the state of Maryland.

Herb is survived by his wife, Roxanne, and a daughter, Margaret. The class extends its sympathy to them on their loss.

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