Peter Wetherill Stroh ’51

Peter died of brain cancer Sept. 17, 2002, at home. He came to Princeton from St. Paul's School, majored in the Woodrow Wilson School, roomed with Rufus Finch, Francis Gowen, Robert Poor, and Joseph Werner, and was a member of Ivy Club.

His original intent after graduation had been to go into the CIA, but in 1952 a runaway truck in DC smashed his legs, ending those plans. A former chairman of the Stroh Brewing Co., Peter was, along with Peter Coors and August Busch, one of the last great family brewers in the country. In 1999, shortly after he retired, the company sold its breweries and brands to Miller and Pabst.

A philanthropist and conservationist, Peter was active in the Urban League and the local branch of the NAACP, but he is particularly remembered in Detroit for his work on river renovations, especially Stroh River Place and the American Heritage River Initiative.

Peter is survived by his wife, the former Nicole Fauquet-Lemaitre, their sons, Pierre and Frederic, a grandchild, and his brother, Eric. Princeton memorials may be made to the Environmental Institute, Guyot Hall.

The Class of 1951