Rufus Worrell III ’40

Rufe died June 10, 2006, after a long career in the paper industry in the Dayton, Ohio, area.

Rufe married Gloria B. Ganiard Oct. 4, 1946, and they had three children, Rufus (now deceased), Donald G., and Margaret H. Worrell.

He prepared at Loomis School. At Princeton, he was on The Daily Princetonian business board and was a member of Cottage Club and the freshman swim team. He left Princeton junior year to attend Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, where he took a postgraduate course in printing management.

In 1941, Rufe enlisted in the Army Corps of Engineers, where he served with the 650th Engineer Battalion in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan, attaining the rank of captain.

He was employed by Diem & Wing Paper Co. in Dayton as vice president, division manager, and corporate director from 1947 to 1978. Thereafter, until retiring, he was a sales representative of Cincinnati Cordage and Paper Co. Rufe was a recipient of the National Paper Trades Golden Eagle Award.

Rufe and Gloria raised and trained bird dogs. He judged the American Brittany Quail Classic, while Gloria’s Golden Retrievers were entered in obedience and tracking shows. He also was active in the Episcopal Church.

His classmates offer belated condolences to the family.