Peyton H. Houston ’32

PEYT HOUSTON DIED Mar. 8, 1994, of heart failure while vacationing in Rincon, P.R. Peyt had an unusually interesting life, in which he combined writing with a corporate career. After leaving Princeton, he first became a freelance writer and poet, with a volume of verse being published in 1936. In 194 1, he joined his father's management consulting firm in N.YC., and remained there until 1949, when he was named vp. of Equity Corp., a N.Y.C. investment company. From there on, he was active in the investment field and in mergers and acquisitions. He helped to transform Equity Corp. into WheelabratorFrye Inc., at the time one of the leading companies dealing with environmental systems. In 1988, he retired as corporate secretary of Pullman Co. of Princeton, a spinoff of WheelabratorFrye.

After retirement, Peyt devoted himself fully to his poetry and the arts. His poems have been widely published in various reviews, and a collection of his poetry is now being prepared for publication.

Peyt is survived by his widow, Parrish; two adopted sons, Joseph Dobson and Michael Dobson; an adopted daughter, Parrish Dobson; two stepsons, Robert and Russell Stewart; a brother, Harrison; and five grandchildren. To all, the class extends its sympathy.

The Class of 1932