Preston Lea Spruance ’33

Pres died on Oct. 5, 1998, after a lengthy battle with pneumonia and emphysema. He was 86. After graduation, he worked for duPont until he retired. He was active in civic affairs, including the presidency of the Welfare Council of Delaware. He was on the board of the Delaware Hospital and of the Childrens' Bureau of Delaware. In 1932, he married Margaret Bradford Halsey. They are survived by Preston Lea Jr., Margaret S. Denham, W. Halsey, and Alice L., eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

After the death of his first wife, he married Susan C. Kennedy and is survived by two stepchildren: John K. and Peter C. Fulweiler. The class extends deepest sympathy to Pres's family.

The Class of 1933