Paul Windels Jr. ’44

Paul died Sept. 8, 2009, in St. James, Long Island, N.Y. after a distinguished legal career.  

From 1957 until 1961 Paul was regional administrator of the Securities and Exchange Commission, after having served as chief assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1953 until that time. In the later post he was responsible for several widely publicized investigations and prosecutions.  

Paul was a lead partner in several law firms bearing his name before becoming a founder and lead partner in Windels, Marx, Lane & Mittendorf. He was president of Brooklyn Law School, the Federal Bar Council, and the Lycée Français de New York. He was a trustee of the Lexington School for the Deaf, the Knox School, the French Institute, and the Atlantic Foundation.

A graduate of Brooks School, Paul entered the Army in 1943 and saw action in numerous World War II engagements in Europe. He was a graduate of Harvard Law School, which he entered the day after his return from war service.

At Princeton, Paul roomed alone during his freshman and sophomore years, with Thomas Allen in his junior year, and with Phil von Hemert and Jay Madeira in his senior year. He majored in economics.  

He is survived by three sons, a daughter, and five grandchildren. Class condolences are extended in fond memory of him.