Ralph O. Glendinning ’49

Ralph died Jan. 5, 2017. He was 93.

Ralph attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for one year, and then enlisted in June 1942. As a bomber pilot, he flew 87 missions and ended up being shot down near Japan. He came to Princeton in the fall of 1945 already married to Ruth Langmack, majored in the SPIA, and graduated summa cum laude in two and a half years. He and Ruth lived in married students’ housing. He joined Proctor & Gamble in Cincinnati immediately following graduation, and stayed with them until 1960.

Ralph then established his own marketing and consulting firm, Glendinning Co., in Connecticut, serving many major corporate clients. In 1990 he sold the company and retired to Florida. He then served as a director of the Salvation Army and endowed five preceptorships at the Woodrow Wilson School. Ralph wrote several books, including a murder mystery, Ultimate Game.

Ralph was predeceased by first wife, Ruth, and second wife, Mary. He is survived by his wife, Ann; children Randall, Scott, and Janet; four stepchildren; and nine grandchildren. Our sympathy goes to his family at the loss of this remarkable man.