Karl M. Schmid ’32

Karl died peacefully Jan. 14, 2012. He was halfway through his 101st year.

Karl was born in Chicago, where he attended Chicago Latin School. At Princeton he was a member of Key and Seal and played on the varsity golf team.

After graduation, Karl began his career in architecture, following in the footsteps of his father, a prominent architect who designed several Chicago landmarks. During World War II, Karl served as a line officer on a Navy destroyer in both the Pacific and Mediterranean theaters. Rejoining civilian life in 1945, he designed many splendid homes in the Chicago area, most of which are still standing. He continued to work into his mid-90s.

Karl was an avid golfer. He had a hole-in-one and carried a single-digit handicap into his late 80s. He was almost 100 before playing his last round, and he shot his age more times than his friends and family could count.

Karl loved Princeton and attended numerous class-reunion celebrations. At age 99, he had lunch in Chicago with Bud Harmon Jr., one of the other two then-living members of ’32.

In 1936, he met and married his beloved Jacque. They had two children, Nancy and Bob, four grandchildren (one of whom carries his name) and several great-grandchildren. He will be missed but never forgotten. The class extends deepest condolences to his family.