Hugo Alford Hilgendorff Jr. ’36

HUGO, AT AGE 76, died Nov. 1, 1991, at home in East Orange, NJ.

He prepared at the Pingry School, and at Princeton lie majored in political science and was a member of Key and Seal Club. He attended Columbia Law School and was a partner in the firm of Gedney, Seaman and Hilgendorff, of Florham Park, NJ. He was a member of the New Jersey Bar for over 50 years,

During WWII he served four years in the U.S. Army, being discharged as a major in the judge Advocate General Corps.

Hugo was an avid sailor and was skipper of his own boat in eight NewporttoBermuda races. He was a member of the N.Y. Yacht Club, Storm Trysail and Sayville Yacht Club.

Surviving are his widow, the former Alice Bannerman, whom he married in 1939; sons Hugo A. III '61, Peter B., and David N. '67; a sister, Elizabeth H. Wright; and five grandchildren.

We last saw Hugo at our 50th reunion. We will indeed miss this fine classmate.

The Class of 1936