Michael Joseph McCrudden Jr. ’40

Mike, a long-time resident of the Seattle area, died Jan. 20, 2001, from complications from a fall.

Mike was a graduate of Haverford School; at Princeton he majored in economics, graduating with high honors. His sports were track and soccer and he belonged to Cottage Club.

In 1941 he was commissioned in the Navy, serving on the battleship New Mexico on convoy duty in the North Atlantic and the Pacific theaters. Prior to his discharge as lieutenant commander in 1945, he served as the executive officer of the Combat Information Center in Little Creek, Va.

Mike's career was in management and as a marketing consultant in Philadelphia. He was active at All Saints Episcopal Church in Wynnewood and with local Boy Scout troops. In 1981, he and his wife moved to Sequim, Wash., where he worked for the Information and Assistance for the Aging Program under the Olympic Area Agency for the Aging. He was devoted to his church, the senior center, and the United Way.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Rosemary "Petie" Gamwell, four sons, Michael, Christopher (treasurer of Princeton), Stephen, and Philip, as well as seven grandchildren, including Kimberly '93.

The Class of 1940