Rex A. Pixley Jr. ’49

Rex died Feb. 20, 2007. He was 79 and had been in poor health for a number of years as a result of two strokes suffered prior to our 50th reunion.

He prepared for Princeton at Robert E. Lee High School in Catlett, Va., and the Capitol Page School. He was a page at the Supreme Court. At Princeton he majored in economics, was manager of the squash team, and was a member of the Presbyterian Young People’s Club. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.

Rex’s working career involved owning and operating a Western Auto store in Amherst, Va., for 40 years. He also farmed and was a partner in the development of a shopping center. For many years he hosted the local fireworks display at his farm.

Rex is survived by his wife, Kathryn; three stepsons, Jim, Tony, and Scott Drumheller; and two step-grandchildren. The class extends it sincere sympathy to them on their loss.