Lester Butler Churchill Jr. ’37

Les died in June of 2001. He came from Pomfret School to Princeton and majored in geology. When he married Lucetta Plum, they moved to Santa Monica, Calif. He became vice president of Smith and Johnson Corp., manufacturer of pneumatic tools.

Les retired in 1953 to care for the two of his three sons afflicted with hemophilia. He formed the Hemophilia Foundation to help children and families cope with this devastating disease. His wife died in 1973, sons David in 1979 and Lester III in 1993.

His passions became traveling, history, and books. When he suffered a heart attack in Norway in 1994, he moved to Lexington Residential Care Center in Ventura, Calif., to be near his son Peter. There, Les established The Churchill Library, became an advocate for residents, and created and cared for a rose garden in the courtyard.

He was survived by his son Peter, two granddaughters and two great-granddaughters. On the day after his memorial service, a third great-granddaughter was born; two weeks later, his first great-grandson was born and named Philip Churchill Schofield.

The class sends its deepest sympathy to his family.

The Class of 1937