L. Preston Hollander Jr. ’44

Pres Hollander died of heart failure on Dec. 20, 1998, at Monterey Community Hospital near Carmel, Calif., where he had lived since 1990.

He came to Princeton from Taft, leaving to enlist in the Army, which sent him to Mississippi U., where he received an engineering degree. He then served as an intelligence reconnaissance officer in Europe, where he was highly decorated, including the Silver Star, the British Military Cross, the Belgian Croix de Guerre, and two Purple Hearts.

He started in the merchandising business, like his father, but then formed an engineering company in Flushing, N.Y., making machine tools and parts for submarines and airplanes. In 1969, he moved to California, and was active in real estate and community affairs.

He is survived by his wife, Natalie, whom he married in 1947. His classmates tender their deepest regrets at his passing.

The Class of 1944