Lewis Kleinhans III ’53

Lewis died April 5, 2016, in Litchfield, Conn. Lewis was born in Newark, N.J., and came to Princeton by way of the Princeton Country Day School and Hotchkiss School. He left Princeton early in 1951 and served two years in the Navy before returning to graduate with the Class of 1956.

He went to work for the Chemical Bank New York Trust Co., and became a vice president before retiring in 1988 to support his wife’s career. Over the years, Lewis served as president of a local YMCA and governor of a local beach club. He was a member of the Metropolitan Club, the Princeton Club of New York, Edgartown Yacht Club, Litchfield Country Club, and Chappaquiddick Beach Club. He also wrote memorials for the Princeton Alumni Weekly on behalf of his father’s class of 1925.

Lewis is survived by his wife, Lucie Guernsey Kleinhans; sons Lewis and Daniel; a daughter, Jacqueline; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.