Parker Monroe Jr. ’52

International oilman Parker (known to classmates as “Wrig”) came to Princeton after serving in the Naval Air Corps. He had graduated from Pelham (N.Y.) Memorial High School.

At Princeton he majored in politics and joined Elm Club, the Westchester Club, and the Republican Club. He was on the Bric-a-Brac staff and roomed with George Titterton. As he predicted in his Nassau Herald entry, he went to work for Caltex Petroleum Co. — after three years at Texaco — and served in India, Norway, and then, with international responsibilities, at Caltex in New York and Dallas until 1988. He thereafter launched his own software-consulting firm in Florida, where he continued his lifelong activity in community organizations.

He is survived by his wife, Sondra; and children Bradford, Sondra, Debi, and Shawn. To them, the class sends condolences. Parker died Nov. 10, 2013, and was buried with military honors.