Ralph W. Starrett Jr. ’44

Ralph Starrett died from an aneurysm on Nov. 12, 1999. After New Trier H.S., he came to Princeton and majored in physics. He was the manager of the tennis team and a member of Charter Club. He roomed with John Walker and Keehn Landis. During WWII, he was a project engineer at Curtiss Wright, working with experimental aircraft, including the B-29, the B-32, and the DC-6.

As a sales engineer for a division of Gulton Industries, he traveled throughout the world, coming especially to love Italy. From the midwest, he moved to Dallas, and his wife, Fran, who sometimes traveled with him, says he became a "true Texan." Ralph retired at age 70; his hobby and keen interest was in computers.

To his wife of 45 years, his three children, his four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, the class extends its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1944