Peter M. Flanigan ’45

Peter Flanigan died July 29, 2013. He prepared for Princeton at Portsmouth Priory, and entered Princeton ahead of his brothers, John ’45 and Robert ’52, both of whom predeceased him.

At Princeton, Peter joined Cap and Gown, but his studies were later interrupted for service as a fighter pilot with the Navy, where he saw combat in the Pacific. Upon returning to Princeton, he graduated summa cum laude with a degree in economics in 1947. In 1954 he married Brigid Snow and began a career with Dillon Read.

After serving as executive director of volunteers for Richard Nixon’s presidential campaign in 1968, he joined the White House staff as assistant to the president, focusing on economic and financial matters. He later became director of the Council of International Economic Policy. From 1975 until 1992 he served as managing director at Dillon Read. Space does not permit us to copy the full column that appeared in The New York Times concerning Peter’s accomplishments in the New York area in the educational field.

Brigid predeceased Peter in 2006. Surviving are his children, Sister Louise Marie, Brigid, Tim, Megan, and Bob; 16 grandchildren; and his second wife, Dorothea. The class expresses its sympathy to the family on the loss of this devoted servant of his church, community, and nation.