R. Douglas Caney ’39

DOUG DIED of respiratory failure Apr. 11, 1994, at a hospital near his home in Wilmington, Del. He had been a chemical engineer with DuPont Co. from graduation until his retirement at age 62 in 1980. He enjoyed travel and golf until he came down with ataxia in 1991, which slowly made it difficult for him to get around. He began his career in photo products, was moved to explosives as part of the atomic bomb development in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Hanford, Wash., and then transferred to Wilmington, where he spent the next 36 years in textile fibers.

In spite of his physical handicap, Doug made it to our 50th reunion in a wheelchair and enjoyed it thoroughly. He was looking forward to our 55th, but with only two months to go, his time ran out. Of his Princeton memories, he particularly treasured "a group effort in engineering lab work and lots of fun while learning, and three years of 150-1b football under our fine coach Harry Mahnken." He also wrote us chat the best items in his life were his marriage, his children, and grandchildren.

And so we offer our deep sympathy to those he loved: Reba, his wife of 52 years; their son Richard; daughter Barbara; and five grandchildren.