Philip L. Lawrence Jr. ’44

Jack died April 26, 2012, at home in Chatham Township, N.J., his lifelong home.

A graduate of Lawrenceville, Jack played JV hockey at Princeton, where he majored in politics and was a member of Cannon Club. His roommates were Jack Buckley, Mel Eaton, and John Galbraith.

After Army service during the war, he joined Faulkner Fabrics, a women’s woolens clothing company in New York. He was president when he retired in 1986.

Jack took up golf at age 12 and was an avid player the rest of his life. He was a lifetime member of the Canoe Brook Club, where he was able to shoot his age at 76, 86, and 89. He also took up paddle tennis and started skiing in later life.

Jack lost his first wife, Barbara Patton, and then his second wife, Barbara Ann Nolde, with whom he had three children. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Irene Lawrence; daughter Susan; sons Philip III and Douglas; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister and brother. He is also survived by his extended stepfamily that includes six children, 12 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.