Paul D. Piret ’52

Paul came to Princeton from Westfield (N.J.) High School. He majored in biology, joined Campus Club, and was business manager and a board member for WPRU.

Among other affiliations, Paul was a member of the Student Christian Association, the Republican Club, and Home Precept Committee. He roomed with Walt Bass, whom he called his lifelong best friend.

Paul interrupted his studies at Harvard Business School to serve in the Navy as a lieutenant, and returned to finish in 1958. After working in leading ad agencies, he joined the Marriott Corp., where he held executive positions until 1992. He then worked at the Navy Coastal Systems Station in Panama City, Fla., for some years.

Paul married and was later divorced from Gloria Gardner. His son, John, died in 1993. Gloria remarried and is now Gloria Lemay.

Paul died April 9, 2015, leaving a sister, Arlene Piret Dunphey, to whom the class offers its sympathy, with appreciation of Paul’s service to our country.