Joseph N. Green ’50

Joe died July 20, 2017, of complications from a fall. He will be remembered for his service to our class as host of our 1993 mini-reunion in Cincinnati and as treasurer for 15 years.

Coming to Princeton from Exeter, he swam on the varsity swimming team, played JV lacrosse, participated in Orange Key, and belonged to Tiger Inn. He majored in English.

His early business career included working for Procter & Gamble, pursuing some personal ventures, and marketing with the Drackett Co., a Bristol-Myers division. In 1980, he entered a partnership that acquired two small businesses, one that manufactured industrial textiles and one that made kennels. This partnership, which he found more rewarding than his corporate experience, lasted for almost 25 years.

In Glendale, Ohio, where he had lived since 1950, he enjoyed tennis and paddle tennis, acted in and directed numerous theatrical productions, and was an avid gardener. He enjoyed worldwide travel but always looked forward to Canadian summertime at his family place on Georgian Bay.

His first marriage ended in divorce. His second wife, Jeanne, predeceased him. He is survived by his four children, Charles, Matthew, Macie ’73, and James ’75; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.