Philip Chabot Cecil Smith ’32

Phil, retired chairman and CEO of Yardley of London, Inc., and a director of mutual funds from the early days of their development as investment entities, died Feb. 17, 2004. He was 92 and living in Weston, Conn., where he had resided for 49 years.

Born in Prestwich, England, Phil came to the US with his family when he was 10. He prepared at Montclair [N.J.] HS. While at Princeton, he was in the Glee Club and Theatre Intime all four years, served as stage director his senior year, and was a member of Gateway Club. He graduated from Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program in 1954.

He served in the Honourable Artillery Company in England and was a US Army officer during WWII. From the 1950s to the 1990s, he served on the boards of many mutual funds. At times he was a director of more than 12 funds. In Weston, he was active on civic boards, and served and supported numerous public-interest organizations. He also was a prolific, skilled, and talented painter.

Phil was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Elizabeth Odell Smith, in 1984. He is survived by his sons, Lawther C., Richard C., and Owen C., seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, to whom the class sends sincere condolences.

The Class of 1932