Philip A. Von Nicholson ’37

Phil died Oct. 23, 2002, after a two-month illness; he was 88. He came to Princeton from Mercersburg Academy, where he excelled in football and wrestling. He won the 1932 Mid-Atlantic AAU title in wrestling and qualified for the Olympics. Phil roomed with Bill Cleaver, a Mercersburg classmate. He was our class hero when he won the annual Cane Spree against the sophomore class.

During WWII he graduated from the Army Ranger School and saw active service in the South Pacific, New Guinea, and the Philippines.

Phil lived in Merchantville, N.J., while working for the John Wanamaker Department Store in Philadelphia, until he retired in 1979. His love of people and his easygoing nature made him an ideal salesman.

After the death of his wife, Frances, he moved to be near his son, Philip, daughter-in-law Susan, and granddaughter Jessica in Herndon, Va. His brother, Joseph '32, predeceased him. We extend our sympathies to the family of this gentleman of character.

The Class of 1937