Peter B. Obbard ’53

Peter died April 26, 2024, in Newtown, Pa.

He was born in Pittsburgh and attended Sewickley Academy and St. Andrew’s School before coming to Princeton. He joined Colonial Club and majored in the School of Public and International Affairs, writing his thesis on “The Movement to have Industry-wide Bargaining Declared Illegal.”

After graduation, Peter served two years in the Army and then earned an MBA at Harvard Business School before going to work in sales and marketing for Pittsburgh Plate Glass and then as a stockbroker for Smith Barney.

Peter was a voracious reader who loved history, antiques, and museums. In his retirement he volunteered at Winterthur Museum in Delaware and served as the first chair of the endowment committee for the town library of Southwest Harbor, Maine, where he spent the summers. His last years were spent happily at Pennswood Village in Newtown, Pa.

Peter was preceded in death by his wife, Judith, and is survived by four children and seven grandchildren.