Kenneth W. Dalzell Jr. ’39

Daz died Nov. 17, 2011, in Clearwater, Fla., his home since 1954. He was 96. He once wrote about his career as an architect there, “We designed junior colleges for the same youngsters for whom we had first built elementary schools and then high schools!”

After taking graduate courses at Princeton’s School of Architecture in 1940, Daz served in World War II as a lieutenant in aerial reconnaissance. He worked in his father’s (later his own) architectural firm in New Jersey before moving to Florida. He maintained his ties with his home state by spending summers in Mantoloking, where his lifelong pursuits of sailing, fishing, and golfing began. He shot his age well into his 80s.

Daz and his wife, Frances, were founders of the Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Children. In 1971, this association named him its “Man of the Year.” He was active in many city and county civic areas.

Frances died in 1999. She was the daughter of Edmund Ill ’13 and the sister of Ted Ill ’41. He is survived by their three children, four grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. To them all, the class extends its sympathy and admiration.