Samuel Boyer Davis Baird ’48

SAM BAIRD DIED July 13, 1991, of a ruptured aortic valve.

A loyal Princetonian, an energetic V.P., secretary, and treasurer of the Class in previous years, a renowned athlete, a cherished and noble friend, Sam's death is a great loss to the Class and to Princeton. He served on the schools committee in Chicago in the 1950s. Sam came by his devotion to Princeton University honestly: his grandfather, Class of 1895; his father, Class of 1920; brother William '46; and son John '75. He was in Cottage. On the baseball field he was wondrous at shortstop and captained the '45 Ivy League champions.

Sam, a native of Paoli, came to us by way of Haverford School and graduated in '48 in psychology. He was in the Navy 1945-47. He and Margie Battles were married in 1949 and resided in Wayne, Penn.

Sam's enthusiasm for living carried over into his business career. His interests were varied and widespread, centering in medicine and energy. He started out with AirShields, developers of the Isolette incubator. He was with Searle in their pioneering of computerized health information and of nuclear medicine. From 1980 to 1991, Sam was V.P. of Energy Unlimited, a developer of renewable energy projects. He was president of Field Services and Maintenance Co. in Palm Springs, which services wind turbines in the San Gorgonio Pass, and of Northern Power Systems in Vermont, a provider of remote renewable energy systems throughout the world.

Sam is survived by his widow, Margie; sons Bo, John '75, and Jim; brother Bill '46; and six grandchildren. To all of them the Class offers its deepest sympathy and shares, somehow, in their loss.

The Class of l948