Percy C. Madeira ’36

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Perce died Jan. 16, 2007, at Broomall (Pa.) Presbyterian Village at age 91. He lived in the Philadelphia area most of his life.

At Princeton, Perce majored in politics. He was Bric-a-Brac chairman, played freshman soccer, was on the 150-pound crew, and joined Colonial Club. He later earned a law degree at Penn.

Perce entered military service with the 34th Division Cavalry reconnaissance troop and then joined the OSS as a liaison officer, for which service he received the War Citation. He ended his military service as a lieutenant colonel.

Perce was an associate concentrating on business law with Fell & Spalding in Philadelphia until 1969. He practiced business law in California for a short time, then returned east and became an attorney for the SBA and the FDIC until retirement in 1984.

Perce married Ellanor Roberts in 1941. She predeceased him. They had a son, Thomas P. ’69, who died in 1980, and a daughter, Margaret. Perce’s second wife, Nancy Stevenson, also predeceased him. In addition to Margaret, survivors include Perce’s brother, Francis Madeira, and three stepchildren.

Perce was a loyal Princetonian throughout his life. We express our deep regret at his passing.

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