Howard Sumner Holmes ’36

Howard of Ann Arbor, Mich., died Jan. 3, 2001. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. He left Princeton after his freshman year and followed his father's footsteps to the U. of Michigan, where he earned a BS in mechanical engineering.

It is evident that he continued his affection for Princeton. Besides being listed in our Freshman Herald, he supplied information to be listed in our Senior Nassau Herald and our Fifty Year Book. Until his death he remained on our class roll, and he contributed over 50 years to AG.

For 50 years he provided leadership as president, director, and chair of the Chelsea Milling Co. He led a very active life in community affairs, being deeply involved in fundraising for the Catherine McAuly Center and the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was also on the development committee of the U. of Michigan cancer center and was chair of its United Way for five years. Howard was also on the boards of several organizations, including the Chelsea State Bank, Eastern Michigan U. Foundation, Cleary College, Washtenaw Community College, and the Boy Scouts of America.

Howard is survived by his wife, Mary Ernestine Blodgett, whom he married in 1945, sons Howard S. and William B., daughters Christine M., Kathryn W., Andrea L., four grandchildren, and his twin brother, Dudley.

The Class of 1936