Philip Alden Wilde Jr. ’49

Phil Wilde died June 25, 1997, following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born in Hartford, Conn., Sept. 22, 1925, and made his home in the Hartford area for 43 years. Phil prepared at Loomis School and served in the Army Air Force from Mar. 1944-Nov. 1945. At Princeton he majored in economics and was a member of Dial Lodge.

Following Princeton, Phil went into the insurance business with The Travelers, then joined the firm of Allen, Russell & Allen in Hartford, ultimately becoming its president, and retiring in 1993. He was president and a director of the Natl. Assn. of Insurance Brokers, president of the Natl. Assn. of Casualty and Surety Agents, CPCU Man of the Year, and a member of other insurance organizations. Phil was a member of the Farmington Country Club and the Old Guard in West Hartford and kept homes in Boothbay, Maine, and Vero Beach, Fla., where he was a member of the Moorings Club. Active in Princeton affairs, he was a former PAA/PC president.

He was survived by his beloved wife of 45 years, Jeannette; their children Philip III, Priscilla, and Bradford; his brother Wilson; and three grandchildren. To all of them we extend our heartfelt sympathies.

The Class of 1949