Moore Gates Jr. ’48

Virtually a lifelong resident of Princeton, Mosie was a distinguished president of our class. He was born Aug. 28, 1926, in New York City; in 1937 the family moved from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to Princeton.

A graduate of The Hill School, at Princeton Mosie was in the Navy V-12 program, joined Cottage Club, and captained the varsity golf and soccer teams.

His long career in banking and finance began at U.S. Trust Co., where he became a senior vice president of the trust department. After 1979, Mosie was a principal in several investment firms. He retired in 2008 as president of Gates, Wilmerding, Carper and Rawlings.

Mosie was a lifelong leader in volunteering. For a half-century he was on the national board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He was board chairman of the Rita Allen Foundation, supporting young professionals in science and health research. He was also a leader in the American Bible Society and at Princeton Medical Center, on the Board of Pensions of the national Presbyterian Church, an elder of Princeton’s Nassau Presbyterian Church, and a leader in our class. Mosie enjoyed a lifetime of golf. He liked winter outings skiing with the family.

Mosie and Audrey Weiss married in 1954. She survives him, as do their sons, David, Bill, and Tom; their daughter, Susan Pottinger; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

We remember Mosie as a consummate optimist, and for his deep faith, integrity, and kindness.