Paul Thompson II ’48

PAUL THOMPSON died on Oct. 10, 1989, of heart failure after a long illness. He lived in Berwyn, Penn.

Paul came to us from Philadelphia's Main Line by way of St. Mark's School, in Southboro, Mass. His fame as a Princetonian will ever be celebrated in song and legend because of his game-saving tackle in Princeton's still-not-to-be-believed upset of the mighty Penn team of '47. He majored in biology, was a member of Ivy, and, between school and college, served as an officer in the Marines. Paul went on to the Wharton School and Merck, Sharpe and Dohm before embarking, in 1958, on a career in insurance. He was associated variously with Lincoln National Life, National Life of Vermont, and Alexander & Alexander—regularly a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable. In 1975, he joined Hay Associates, which eventually became Radnor Financial Advisors. He served there as a principal until his death.

The civic affairs in which Paul was involved (too many to list) benefited from his zest for life and remarkable administrative gifts. He was long active in the Children's Aid Society, was a director of the Philadelphia Zoological Society, and co-chaired the 1989 Zoobilee, a wondrous fundraiser with a safari theme. Paul was also an avid sportsman, sailing in ocean races and fishing the streams of the world.

Paul is survived by his widow Laura, sons Paul and Blair, and daughter Laura Lee, to whom the class expresses its deepest sympathy. We share in their loss.

The Class of 1948