Morris Shipley ’33

Morris died Mar. 6, 1996, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., of heart failure. He was 84.

Morris lived in NYC and prepared for Princeton at Pawling. He roomed with George Meneely freshman year. He left Princeton at the end of that year and went to work in the real estate field until 1937, at which point he went to work for American Airlines, where he worked for 23 years, ending up as an assistant v.p.

In the mid-1960s, Morris transferred to Delta Airlines, where in due course he became v.p. for government affairs, stationed in Washington. He served until 1979 in that capacity and then, after retirement, moved to Atlanta, where he spent the remainder of his life. Morris spent one morning a week at St. Joseph's Hospital as a volunteer and also through the American Assn. of Retired People worked at local libraries and other facilities helping older people prepare their tax returns. He was a good citizen.

Although he was only with us for freshman year, Morris remained interested in Princeton and in our class throughout his career. He is survived by his wife, Anne Burke Shipley, whom he married in Washington in 1944, nine children, and nine grandchildren.

The Class of 1933