Lewis C. Bancroft ’50 *52

Lew died Aug. 3, 2016, in Wilmington, Del.

He was a graduate of Phillips Andover and earned two degrees from Princeton: a bachelor’s with honors in electrical engineering in 1950 and a master’s degree on a Sayre Fellowship in 1952. He was a member of Terrace.

After leaving Princeton, he worked for DuPont, primarily in research and development. He retired in 1985 as a patent and contract manager. Most of his career was spent in Wilmington, though early on he was in Aiken, S.C.

Lew was an avid sportsman. He shared his love of golf with his wife, Shirley, better known to us as “Sis,” with whom he traveled to many golf-related places. He played the piano by ear. Not at a loss for things to do in retirement, at our 50th reunion, he wrote, “I have concentrated on the computer, stock market, gardening, squash racquets, tennis, golf, and travel.” He was a longtime member of the First Unitarian Church of Wilmington.

He was predeceased in 2014 by his second wife, Sis, whom he married in 1962. He is survived by eight children and stepchildren, including Donald Foster ’76. A brother also predeceased him.