Lloyd Allen Wilbur ’35

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LLOYD AMEN WILBUR died Oct. 24, 1989, in Trenton, NJ, the city where he was born. He was 78 and had suffered from spinal arthritis and other maladies for over 30 years. Wilbur came to Princeton from Peddle School in nearby Hightstown, but left at midterm of freshman year and was on our address missing list until 1984, After a visit by a classmate, he spontaneously sang the chorus of "Old Nassau" as a goodbye.

Lloyd Wilbur was named for his grandfather, Dr. Lloyd Wilbur, a former superintendent of Mercer County Schools, for whom a part of Trenton is still known as the Wilbur section. His father, Dr. William L. Wilbur, Class of 1885, was a county sheriff, state assemblyman, and senator who maintained a medical practice in Hightstown. His uncle was George F. Wilbur, Class of 1879. Lloyd never married, and is survived by a cousin, Dr. Franklin L. Wilbur'19, and a niece.

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