Joseph Potts Jr. ’41

We lost "Philadelphia" Joe Potts Feb. 28, 2005.

A native of Philadelphia, he prepared at Haverford School and majored in modern languages at Princeton. A member of the freshman football team, he joined Tiger Inn. He roomed with Pete Page all four years, adding Barrett, Carmichael, Fogg, Harris, and Hoffman at Walker his senior year.

Enlisting in 1941, Joe went through OCS and was commissioned in June 1942. He first served in the Field Artillery but transferred to the Air Corps. He was a bombardier with the 303rd Bomb Group, known as Hell's Angels, flying out of England. Separated as a first lieutenant in 1946, Joe joined the family business, Potts Ice Cream, and became president before retiring in 1986. He was a former board member of the Northeast Ice Cream Association, past commander of his American Legion Post, and a member of the Merion Cricket Club.

Joe is survived by his wife of 59 years, Jean Flagler Potts; a daughter, Linda Hague; two sons, Joseph III and James; and three grandchildren.

The Class of 1941