Hunter Powell ’47

Hunter Powell died Jan. 29, 2013, in Roanoke, Va., where he had lived with his wife, Beth, for many years.

He was born in Glen Ridge, N.J., and graduated from Glen Ridge High School. Entering Princeton in 1943, Hunter was a Marine Corps V-12 student. He served in the Pacific as a second lieutenant and in China after the Japanese surrender. After returning to Princeton, where he was a member of Tiger Inn, he graduated in 1949. His closest friends from V-12 days were Bolling Robertson, Ace Bushnell, and Tom Faix.

He was called back to active duty during the Korean conflict and separated as a captain in 1960.

Hunt married Beth McKim in 1957 and soon became the father of Virginia, Lizanne, and William III.

He joined the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1969 and worked there as manager of special projects until he retired from the successor company, Norfolk Southern Corp., in 1991. He was a member of the Virginia Inland Sailing Association for 30 years and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. An active swimmer, he also retained his interest in boxing with a noisy punching bag in the basement. (At Princeton he held the middleweight intramural title.)

The class sends fond remembrances of this friendly and accomplished classmate to Beth, their children, and six grandchildren.