Robert E. Goudreau ’36

Bob, a loyal Princetonian, died Nov. 22, 2004. He was 90.

A graduate of Blair Academy, he majored in political science at Princeton, was active in several sports, and was treasurer of Key and Seal. His first jobs after graduation were with Hemphill Noyes and Ford Motor Co. In 1940 he began a 34-year career with Procter & Gamble, working in marketing in Cincinnati, Toronto, Montreal, and Paris. Through the years he was considered a successful senior executive. He retired in 1975.

During World War II, Bob served three years in the Air Force in the Pacific theater, assigned to a bomber wing group. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was awarded three battle stars.

He was a longtime volunteer for the Montreal General Hospital, Meals on Wheels, the Wexford Foundation, Canadian Arthritic Association, and Skills Unlimited. Bob was a past president of the Princeton Alumni Associations of Canada and Paris.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Huck Goudreau, whom he married in 1941; daughters Barbara Carr, Susan Black, and Deborah; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Nancy Miller.

The Class of 1936