Homer H. Hewitt III ’47

Homer died Jan. 15, 2024, just one week shy of his 98th birthday.

Born and raised in Wynnewood, Pa., Homer attended Lower Merion High School and then enrolled as a freshman at Princeton. Before matriculating, he joined the Navy V-12 program and was assigned to Princeton. He was a member of the soccer and wrestling teams. After the war, he returned to finish his degree and attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1950.

Homer practiced law as a partner in a Philadelphia law firm and later as a sole practitioner. He founded Video Learning Systems, a video-based management training company. For a number of years, he had wholesale and retail operations in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and he later participated in the operation of several retail stores in the United States.

Throughout his life and well into his 80s, Homer was an enthusiastic recreational sportsman: his activities included skiing, swimming, squash, and 50 years of league and pickup basketball. He was also an avid field hockey player who traveled extensively to compete on teams that included the U.S. men’s national team.

Homer retired in 2008 and lived at the beach in Emerald Isle, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Gwen; eight children; and 12 grandchildren.