Marselis C. Parsons Jr. ’28

"Pardy," of Lyme, N.H., died following a brief illness. Before coming to Princeton, he attended St. Bernard's and Taft. After graduation, he worked on Wall St. from 1928-31, then for Sen. Royal Copeland before entering the foreign service in 1935. He served in the State Dept. and in numerous overseas posts, including vice consul (Naples), first secy. (Oslo), consul general (Johannesburg), and then as counselor of embassy and deputy chief of mission (Copenhagen). In recognition of his services to Denmark, the king awarded Pardy the Commander's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog.

Pardy is survived by two sons, Marselis C. III and Stephen '72, and two grandchildren. His wife of 45 years, Elinor Crow Parsons, died in 1987. Ray Theriault, to whom he was married briefly, also survives him.

The class extends sincere sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1928