Palmer Hutcheson Jr. ’35

PALMER HUTCHESON Jr., a fifthgeneration Texan, died Jan. 26, 1990 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Houston.

Palmer was born Apr. 17, 1913. He attended the Kinkaid School and graduated from the Hill School. At Princeton he majored in politics, was news editor of the PRINCETONIAN, and was associate editor of the NASSAU LIT. He roomed with Jack Kephart, J. G. McCain, and Bill Cox, and was in Quadrangle. Palmer graduated from the Univ. of Texas law school in 1938. He was a member of the TEXAS LAW REVIEW. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Psi Delta Psi honor societies.

He served as asst. district attorney and asst. city attorney before entering the Navy in 1942. He attained the rank of It. commander in the Naval Reserve. In 1946 he joined his father Palmer Sr. '09, his cousin Thomas Taliaferro '08, and his brother Thad '37 in forming the Houston law firm now known as Hutcheson & Grundy. Palmer was of counsel to the firm at the time of his death. He was a member of the American, Texas, and Houston Bar assns., and the American Law Inst.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Gwendolyn, three daughters, and seven grandchildren, including David Palmer Oelman'88, to all of whom we send our deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1935