Richard Gardiner Oellers ’46

Dick was president of the Dallas (Texas) Male Chorus, mediator for consumer affairs in the state of Maine attorney general’s office, and manager of eastern area operations of Motorola’s communications and electronic division for 25 years. He then retired to Maine and spent many years there fundraising for the Westminster School and Princeton. These were a few of Dick’s accomplishments following his service as a Navy aviation cadet, in which he learned to love flying and airplanes.

Dick’s large family admired his quick wit, well-tuned ear, love of classical music and big-band jazz, and devotion to antique Buick cars manufactured between 1936 and 1938.

His death Oct. 10, 2014, left his wife, Rita; daughters Wendy Fulmer, Suzanne Naughton, and Elizabeth Oellers; son Richard Jr.; 23 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The class expresses sincerest condolences to them all and thanks for this classmate’s busy and well-rounded life.