Norborne Lewis Rawlings Jr. ’53

Lew, who roomed in Blair Tower senior year with Oz Applegate, Mike Donohue, Al Dowds, Jerv Finney, Bones Spencer, and Sid Staunton, and made lofty accomplishments in business, charitable causes, and sports, died of cancer April 26, 2004, at Hobe Sound, Fla.

Lew prepared at Landon School. At Princeton he ran track, majored in politics, was on the staff of the Tiger, and was Cottage Club secretary. He was an officer/paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division, received an MBA at the University of Virginia, and married Jane Watson in 1958.

He had a successful investment-consulting career in the Philadelphia area, where he participated in numerous community organizations. An excellent golfer, Lew was past president of Merion Golf Club and the Pennsyl-

vania Golf Association. An avid fisherman and hunter, he traveled extensively in these pursuits. His final illness prevented him from hunting quail in Texas with Dick King, but Dick, Finney, and Spencer visited him shortly before his death. They found Lew in good spirits, with his trademark smile.

Besides Jane, he leaves daughters Frances and Jane, and two grandchildren. No classmate was more popular and respected than Lew. We are saddened by his death but know he left behind a legacy of love, encouragement, and support for his family and friends.

The Class of 1953