Joseph Eugene Conlon ’46

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Joe Conlon died Dec. 8, 1995, at his home in Orange, N.J. Joe graduated from the Peddie School. He served in the Army Air Force for three years, returning to Princeton in Feb. 1946, when he joined Campus Club and was active in other campus organizations, including the Electronics Club.

Joe graduated from Rutgers Law School in Newark, joining the law firm of Young, Shanley, and Fisher in Newark. Later he served with the legal division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in East Orange, N.J., moving on to become a partner in the law firm of Stevens and Mathias in Newark.

In 1954 Joe was named Irishman of the Year by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Essex County, N.J.

Joe is survived by his wife, Mary, his daughter Margaret Benoit, two sons, John and Joseph III, and six grandchildren. To Mary and the others in Joe's family, members of the class send their deep sympathy, remembering their friend and loyal classmate with much affection.

The Class of 1946

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