Paul Winston Fitzpatrick ’47

Paul ("Pablo" to many of us) died on Sept. 16, 1999, in Lancaster, Pa., of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Paul was born in Spain, where his father, an American businessman, was then stationed. During the Spanish Civil War the family moved to England. After the outbreak of WWII, they moved to Lancaster. Paul entered Princeton in the summer of 1943, but left for service in the Army Air Corps after three terms. Back at Princeton in 1946, he majored in politics.

Paul's senior thesis, on certain incidents of derring-do in Latin America, led to a suggestion from his adviser that he become a writer of historical fiction. Instead, he made the more practical choice of a career in banking, with a post at Guaranty Trust (later, Morgan Guaranty). In 1954 the bank sent him to Paris, where he supervised its dealings in Africa. In 1971, still with the bank, Paul returned to NYC. He retired not long after this and spent his time agreeably in reading and taking ocean cruises.

Although Paul's marriage in 1954 to Mariana Amram ended in divorce, the two remained close. To Mariana and to their daughters, Susan Fitzpatrick and Jessica Lisi, the class extends its profound sympathy.

The Class of 1947