Malcolm Van Guerin Arsdale Jr. ’36

Van died of congestive heart failure Dec. 11, 2002; a resident of Sarasota, Fla., he was 88.

A graduate of Lawrenceville, where he was on the track team and in the drama club, Van withdrew from Princeton during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Subsequently he joined the Merchant Marine. During his business career he was a leader of product development of fibers and their applications in the knitting industry.

He was always active in the communities in which he lived, including serving as chairman of the Bergen County [N.J.] Boy Scout Council, the Ridgewood [N.J.] United Way, and as board member of Manatee Community College in Sarasota. Van served the Church of the Redeemer [Episcopal] of Sarasota in many capacities. He was a founder of Sarasota's First Step, and chairman of the local Intergroup of AA. He was a member of the American Bridge League. At one time he was a scratch golfer.

Van is survived by his wife, Barbara, daughter Dona Jones, sons Malcolm III and John, stepson Andrew Preston, and four grandchildren.

The Class of 1936