Roy C. Olson Jr. ’57

Roy "Ole" Olson died Sept. 3, 1998, at his home in Beaufort, S.C., after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Jackson Heights, Long Island, and graduated from Schreiber H.S., where he lettered in football.

At Princeton, Roy joined Tower Club and majored in geological engineering. He lived in the Rockefeller Suite with Jack K., Bill Mc., Bill R., Jim R., Bill T., Chris Mc., Gordon Mc., Tom F., and Scott B. He loved Princeton and was a loyal alumnus.

After college Roy entered the Army Reserve in 1958 and married Linda Boll. He became a geologist for Mobil Corp., spending most of his career overseas in Venezuela, Libya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria, then in the U.S., in NYC, Dallas, and New Orleans. He had exciting experiences, just missing the Six-Day War in Libya and, subsequently, Haile Selassie being deposed in Ethiopia.

The class joins in sending its sincere condolences to his wife, Linda; daughters Carter and Cory; mother, Ruth; and sister Natalie.

The Class of 1957