Paul Livingstone Penfield ’23
THE CLASS OF 1923 lost a truly great and distinguished member when Paul died Jan. 9, 1992. His wife of 66 years Charlotte, died one month later.
Penny, as he was known on campus, entered Princeton from Lawrenceville, where he was on the track and tennis teams, and was a member of the orchestra, At Princeton he continued to be active in track and tennis, and joined the Polity Club, Clio Hall, and Cloister inn. He was an editor of the BricaBrac.
Just Out of Princeton, he taught at Yale in China, where lie met Charlotte Gilman, another teacher, who became his bride in Detroit in 1926, while Pen was earning his electrical engineering degree.
Paul was a director of the Public Utilities Advertising Assn. in Detroit. For 30 years he served as an elder of the Presbyterian Church, and he was on the management council of the Y.M.C.A.. He was associated with the International Institute and the Detroit Historical Society. In 1968 Paul received the Harmony Award of the Barber Shop Quartet for fostering greater harmony in human relations.
The Penfields retired to Florida, where Paul became V.P, of the Audubon Society, treasurer of the Polk Public Museum, treasurer of the Creative and Performing Arts Council, and served as deacon and trustee of his church.
At our Class's 60th reunion, Paul reported that his hobbies were music and sports, and that his prime interest was in the activities of his three children, their spouses, and his nine grandchildren.
With pride in a great life 91 years, the Class of 1923 extends sympathy to his son, Paul Jr., and to his daughters, Martha and Eleanor.
The Class of 1923
Paw in print

July 2025
On the cover: Wilton Virgo ’00 and his classmates celebrate during the P-rade.

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