Romeyn Zandt Van Voorhees ’22

Romeyn Van Zandt Voorhees died Oct. 20, 1995, in Arvida, Colo. At the time of his death he was living in the Springwood Retirement Community near his son and daughter-in-law. Romeyn was born in Plainfield, N.J., and graduated from Plainfield H.S. He majored in economics at Princeton and was a member of the track team, Senior Philosophy Club, Clio Hall, and Elm Club. He and a classmate traveled to the Europe after graduation, where he climbed the Matterhorn. In later years he returned to Europe many times. He married Katherine Shellabarger, a graduate of Smith College, in 1929.

Rom was a banker for the majority of his professional career and retired in 1963 from Bankers Trust. He loved his rose garden, played badminton, and was a voracious reader. Rom was a member of the Bankers Club of New York and an honorary member of the Holland Society. On one of his trips to Europe, he was able to trace his family ancestry in the Netherlands. His wife died in 1967. He is survived by his sister, Catherine Vail, and his son, James '54.

The Class of 1924