Herbert Lowell Milligan ’52

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Herb came to us from Binghamton (N.Y.) Central High School. At Princeton, he majored in mechanical engineering, ate at Terrace, and played in the marching and concert bands. He roomed with Fred Kaufman.

After military service, Herb earned an MSE at the University of Washington in 1959.

His career was in biomedical engineering at Cardiac Association Laboratory in Providence Hospital, Seattle; and as a manager for Lord Corp. in Erie, Pa.; then as a director at Hancock Laboratories in Anaheim, Calif. Thence to Tustin, Calif., as a manager at Boehringer Mannheim; serving as consultant to American Hospital Supply Corp.; and a manager at Shiley Laboratories in Irvine, Calif.

Herb died April 16, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine, and their children Andrea, Cecilia, and Kaith. The class sends condolences with a salute to Herb for his service to our country.

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