Joseph L. Ponce ’49

Joe died Feb. 17, 2015, at home in Santa Fe, N.M.

He grew up in Baltimore and came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter Academy after serving two years in the Army. He majored in economics, played lacrosse, and was a member of Tiger Inn. As he described it, “After leaving Princeton in 1950, I spent five years in the fertilizer business and then joined Drexel & Co., first in Philadelphia, then in New York.” He married Anne in 1955 and continued in investment banking for the rest of his career.

After his retirement, Joe and Anne moved to Santa Fe. While there, Joe served on the boards of Cornerstones, EGIS, and the National Dance Institute of New Mexico, where he also was treasurer. His other interests, according to our 50-year directory, To 1999 and Beyond, were “gardening, fly-fishing, and support of the arts.”

He was survived by Anne; their children, Michael, Alice, Mari, and Thomas; and nine grandchildren. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.