Joel I. Tirschwell ’59

Joel died suddenly Oct. 6, 2006, in New York City.

Born in New York, Joel attended James Madison High School there, where he was captain of the New York City Championship Mathematics Team. At Princeton he majored in physics and was a member of the Orange Key Intercollegiate Committee, the French, German, and mathematics clubs, Prospect Club and Wilson Lodge, and an honorary member of the Greek Orthodox Foundation. He also participated in intramural basketball and tennis.

Following graduation, Joel received a master’s from the Columbia University School of International Affairs, where he was a National Defense Language Fellow specializing in Eastern European affairs and an honorary Columbia University Fellow. He worked for the CIA from 1962 to 1965, then for Manufacturer’s Hanover Trust Co., where he became director of investment research and senior investment officer, responsible for the application of computers to investment research and portfolio management. In 1977 he founded Tirschwell & Loewy, an investment advisory firm.

He served many years as a trustee of St. Bonaventure University, for which he received an honorary doctorate.

Joel is survived by his wife, Susan; three sons, Peter, Robert, and Matthew; a brother, Perry; and several grandchildren. We have sent condolences.