Horace H. Wilson ’25

Hank Wilson died June 23, 2000, in Carmel, Calif. He was 95. His career was in life insurance, starting with his father's General Agency for Equitable Life. He took over the agency in 1936 and subsequently went on to become a senior vice president and director of Equitable, in charge of all group insurance. His career was interrupted by WWII. He started as a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery and ended in Washington, DC, as a lieutenant-colonel, where he earned the Legion of Merit.

Hank was active in Princeton affairs. He was class treasurer and one of the founders of the '25 Foundation. He also served on the boards of Lahey Clinic Foundation and Monterey County Symphony, and he was CEO of United Student Aid Funds. He was a member of the Nassau Club and the Princeton Clubs of New York and Northern California.

Hank's first wife, Alice Pratt, died after 45 years of marriage. He subsequently married Julia, who survives him, as do a daughter, Ann Wilson Evans, a son, John A. '50, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

The Class of 1925