Ralph G. Hill Jr. ’41

Ralph Hill died Nov. 26, 1998, in Wyomissing, Pa., just outside Reading, where he was born. Except for the war years, he spent his entire life in that area, of which he was so proud.

Arriving at Princeton from the Reading School, he joined Cloister Inn and was business manager of the Tiger magazine. He roomed with Joe Marcy in sophomore year, and in junior and senior years with Don Grant.

His WWII career was interesting. First in the Field Artillery, he spent time at several bases in the states, but, then switching to the Military Government Branch, he saw service in France, Belgium, and finally Munich, where, by then a major, Ralph was in charge of housing and labor for the city.

Returning home in Feb. 1946, he started a successful storm window business and then bought the local Canada Dry bottling business. In the early '60s he sold both businesses and began a new career in real estate, in which he continued until his death.

He leaves a wife of almost 57 years, Sally Frazier, two daughters, Lynne and Diane, and one granddaughter, Cindy. The class extends our deep sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1941