Richard H. Montgomery ’45

DICK DIED on Dec. 18, 1989, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis, after a prolonged and courageous battle against leukemia. Born on Jan. 9, 1923, the son of T. Harlan Montgomery '10, Dick spent his entire life and distinguished professional career in Seymour, Ind.

Dick entered Princeton from Lawrenceville, following his brother, Henry '43. He joined Quadrangle Club but was soon dispatched to Europe with the 75th Division. He served with distinction in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. After returning from service, Dick graduated from Harvard Law School in 1950, entered practice with his father, and married JoAnn Summers (Wellesley '50). They had a son, Douglas, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Patricia.

Dick served on the Indiana Disciplinary Commission and its State Board of Law Examiners. He was a member of the Indiana Bar Assn. Board of Regents and, at the time of his death, was president-elect of the Indiana Bar Foundation. His civic responsibilities included service as deacon, elder, and trustee of the First Presbyterian Church, and membership in the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, and Elks Club.

Dick received a citation from the Indiana House of Representatives for his environmental work. He served on the Coalition for Scenic Beauty and established the Montgomery Memorial Tree Charitable Fund. The family requests memorial contributions go to that fund in care of the Seymour National Bank, Seymour, IN 47274.

The Class will miss this outstanding classmate and citizen, and expresses its sympathy to JoAnn, their children, and Dick's sister and granddaughter.