Milton E. Bernhard ’53

Milton, whose postgraduate education at Columbia Law School was put on hold during the Korean conflict, served two years with the military in Japan, obtained his law degree from Brooklyn Law School, and lived in New York City for several years. He then received a call to work in Portland, Ore., where he lived until his death Dec. 4, 2012. Milton’s wife, Cathy, said he died of complications from Parkinson’s disease.

A New Yorker, he entered from Poly Prep, roomed with Tom Boothe, Phil Brawner, and Al Rodgers, and majored in philosophy. In New York he had stints with several law firms, a job with Continental Insurance Co., and an assignment with Carl Walston & Co. Brokerage. In Portland, while working for Evans Products Co., he met Catherine Huntley in January 1968. He proposed on Valentine’s Day, and they were married July 6, 1968.

Later Milton became general counsel for FEI Corp., from which he retired in 1998. Cathy said he liked traveling, being with his two granddaughters, and walking his golden retriever, “Sunny,” who predeceased him, as did his sister, Doris Muller. She said he was pleased with his Princeton education, which contributed to his being “a lifelong learner.” He was proud of his three sons, Edward (“Ted”) ’91, James ’93, and Andrew.