R. Stewart Rauch ’36

Stew died Nov. 16, 2001. He was 87. The son of Rudolph '13 and Mary Rauch, he prepared at St. Paul's School. At Princeton he majored in political science, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, rowed on the lightweight crew, and was secretary of the Ivy Club. He received a law degree in 1941 from Penn.

During WWII, Stew served in the Navy in the Middle East and Pacific theaters, attaining the rank of lieutenant. He was associated with the firm of Barnes, Dechert, Price, Meyers and Clark, but left to join the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, where he rose from vice president to chairman and CEO.

Stew was recognized for his community service with honorary degrees from Swathmore College and Temple U. In addition, he received the William Penn Award and the Philadelphia Award. His wife of 60 years, Frances S. Brewster, died on Nov. 1, 2001. Stew is survived by sons Rudolph III '65 and Benjamin '78, daughters Susan and Sheila R. Kennedy, brother Thomas '44, and sister Paton Roberts, the widow of our classmate Henry Roberts.

The Class of 1936