Herbert Wells Foedisch ’38

Herb died Jan. 18, 2008, at his California home. Herb was born in Germantown, Pa., and graduated from Germantown Academy, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. At Princeton, he was on the boxing, 150-pound football, and lacrosse teams. He was an All-American defenseman in lacrosse. Herb belonged to Cap and Gown, majored in psychology, and graduated with honors. He roomed all four years with Jack Holton and junior and senior years together with Bill Sayen. After graduation, Herb joined Philadelphia's 1st Cavalry troop. At the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the Navy and served as a lieutenant aboard destroyers.   After the war, Herb married Margaret "Marge" Maroewich of San Francisco and returned to Philadelphia to become vice president at Provident Trust. In 1962 he moved to San Francisco, where he became senior vice president at the Bank of California. Herb was an avid sailor and competed in sailboat racing in the San Francisco Bay area. He was predeceased by Marge and their son, George. He is survived by his son, Herbert Jr.; his daughter, Lane Norton; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. To them all, the class extends its deepest sympathy.