Ira Calkins Pierson ’51

Ira died of a heart attack Apr. 11, 1997, at his home in Lakewood, Ohio.

He was previously an attorney and alderman in nearby Quincy, Ill. His involvements in local civic affairs included representing Quincy's sixth ward on the city council, serving on the Quincy Waterworks Commission, and acting as a director of the Quincy Public Library and the State Street Bank.

Ira was also a Rotarian and on the boards of the Blessing Hospital, the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce, the American Cancer Society, the YMCA, the Quincy Symphony Orchestra, the Quincy Music Association, and the Quincy Little Theatre.

Ira prepped at Woodberry Forest School. At Princeton he was a psychology major. He was business manager of Theatre Intime and a member of Dial Lodge. After an LLD from Harvard Law School, he served in the Army from 1954 56.

Ira is survived by his brother, Ridgely, and three cousins. The class salutes a stalwart citizen of his community and mourns his passing.

The Class of 1951