John Baird Atwood ’50

Baird Atwood died of congestive heart failure at his home in Englewood, Fla., on Jan. 25, 2000. He was 75.

Baird prepared at Sewickley Academy and then attended Lawrenceville School, from which he graduated in 1943. He joined the Army Air Corps and flew combat as a P-47 Thunderbolt pilot in the European theater from 1943-46.

At Princeton, Baird was a member of Quadrangle Club and graduated with a degree and honors in economics.

From a last-minute interview while working Reunions after graduation, he went on to a 36-year career in industrial relations with Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. As corporate manager of labor relations Baird was responsible for union contract negotiations. When he retired he was v.p. union relations.

Baird served on the Sewickley Council for 10 years and was a longtime member of the Sewickley Water Authority. He was also on the board of Verland Foundation from 1963-96, putting in 6,000 hours of volunteer work.

Baird is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mavis, two daughters, Sandra Vincent and Katherine Atwood, two sons, John Jr. and William, and seven grandchildren to whom the class offers its deepest sympathies.

The Class of 1950