Paul D. Zimmerman ’47

Paul Zimmerman died April 21, 2011, in Charlotte, N.C., his longtime home. He was living with his son, John, after Sally, whom he had married in 1952, died in 2000.

Paul had prepped at Blair Academy and entered Princeton in the summer of 1943. He left for the 99th Infantry Division a year later, and was one of the few survivors from his company in the Battle of the Bulge. Returning to Princeton in 1946, he roomed with Tad Hall. After graduating in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in economics, he entered the property and casualty business, first with Aetna, where he met Sally in Grand Rapids, Mich., and then with Cigna for 24 years, mostly as a senior underwriter in Charlotte. He retired in 1988.

Paul and Sally had four children and the special joy of 10 grandchildren. Paul’s brother, Arnold, was in the Class of 1942.

Other than summer vacations at the beach, Paul’s principal hobby was golf, where he sadly watched his scratch handicap move up as he aged.

Our fond memories of this gentleman go to his children John, Katherine, Paul Jr., and Polly, and his 10 grandchildren.