Hugh De Neufville Wynne ’39 *40

Bud, our class president since 1984, died July 4, 2007.

A geology major, he joined Creole Petroleum, a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey (later Exxon) and worked as a geologist in the oil fields in Venezuela. There he met and, in 1942, married Irene Paris Lujan. He then took up his commission with the Army at Fort Knox and later Panama. Awarded the Legion of Merit for his work in improving the accuracy of tank gunnery, he was discharged as a major in 1946.

Bud and his family returned to Venezuela, where he resumed his career with Exxon, subsequently heading up Exxon's operations in Argentina, Libya, and Spain. In 1975 he and Irene retired to Princeton. While he often served the community, his first loyalty was to the University, raising funds for the restoration of the carillon at the Graduate College, the recovery of historic sculptures for the campus, and the preparation of a guidebook on the University's gargoyles. He chaired the Princetoniana Committee from 1987 to 1989.

We offer our sincere sympathy to Irene, whose warm and generous welcome to us when we so often gathered at their home we will always treasure. Also surviving are a daughter, Diane, son Hugh Jr., three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.