Norman Hovey Hayes ’36

Norm died Feb. 1, 2003. He attended the Tabor Academy and graduated from Lawrenceville School. He entered Princeton with the Class of '35. At Princeton he majored in art and archaeology and was a member of Key and Seal Club.

Norm served four years in the Army in the DC area, rising from the rank of private to captain. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve.

In 1939 he joined the family business, N. P. Hayes Co., hardware merchants in New Bedford. It was founded by his grandfather in 1880. After his father's death, Norm ran the business until it closed in 1996.

He served the Unitarian Church of Fairhaven, Mass., as president of its board and on several committees. He was for many years treasurer of the New Bedford Child and Family Services. He also served on the board of the New Bedford Port Society.

His wife of 55 years, Marlene Asmussen, predeceased him. He is survived by a son, Grenville '69, daughters Annie Hayes, Karen Althammer, and Susan Hayes, and four grandchildren.

The Class of 1936