Ralph Barker Wilson Jr. ’49

Ralph died May 10, 2001, in Tryon, N.C., of lung cancer. He was 73. He came to Princeton from Exeter and majored in politics. He was a member of Terrace Club, the photography club, and advertising manger of the Nassau Sovereign.

After a stint in the Army after graduation, Ralph went to work for Goodyear. He left that job for auto racing, working first for Volkswagen, then Saab, and then Alfa Romeo, where he retired as director of marketing in 1992. He retired to Tryon.

Ralph is survived by his wife, Barbara Cheney Wilson, a son, Ralph Barker Wilson III, a daughter, Jane Lee Wilson, and two sisters. The class extends its sympathy to them.

The Class of 1949