Peter Van Osdol ’54

Pete died in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., June 12, 1997, after a fouryear battle with cancer.

Pete came to Princeton from Grosse Pointe H.S. He was a member of Elm Club and one of '54's true bon vivants. He majored in English, successfully postponing commencement of work on his senior thesis until three weeks before it was due.

After several years as a stockbroker, Pete acquired and became president of Panel Controls Corp., a small plastics company which he actively managed until his death. He was one of the founders and a life board member of the Grosse Pointe Academy, and for many years a member of the board of the Travelers Aid Society.

Pete was an avid hunter and fisherman and a devoted family man. He is survived by his second wife Carol; six children, Paul, John, Mark, David, Annette Kobylak, and Margot Strickler '85; and four stepchildren. The class extends its condolences to all of them, and realizes it has lost a valued and popular member.

The Class of 1954