Joseph Edward Tilt III ’50

Joe Tilt died instantly as the result of an automobile accident on Sept. 3, 1997, while near Eugene, Oreg., for his son's wedding.

Joe prepared at Polytechnic School in Pasadena and the Cate School in Santa Barbara. He graduated from Princeton with a degree in mechanical engineering. A member of Colonial Club and the Rugby Club, he also played JV soccer and was on the 150-lb. crew.

He spent nearly his entire professional career with Kaiser Engineers Intl. on a variety of heavy construction and industrial projects in many parts of the world. Some of these projects were the Krematsa Dam in Greece, the Akosombo Dam in Ghana, an aluminum reduction plant, also in Ghana, and an iron ore project in Brazil.

Joe was outdoors-oriented, participating in activities that ranged from backpacking in the High Sierras to safaris in Kenya. He was also an avid tennis player. While in Brazil, he was a director of Escola Americana de Belo Horizonte, and while at home he spent three years on the school board in San Enselmo, Calif.

Joe was an eternal optimist and a positive thinker--a truly happy person.

The Class of '50 offers its deepest sympathies to his wife, Judy, his daughters, Susan and Anni '86, and his son, Charlie.

The Class of 1950