Samuel R. Boggs II ’49

Sam died of heart failure July 24, 2005. He was 77.

He prepared for Princeton at Jenkintown (Pa.) High School. Sam majored in history at Princeton and was a member of Quadrangle Club, but withdrew in the second semester of his senior year. Sam served as class secretary from 1959 to 1961.

Sam's post-Princeton career was in the field of public relations. He started his career with the Thomas Cook Travel Agency. He served as vice president of the Insurance Co. of North America, and was president and a founder of Boggs Chung Inc., a corporate communications consulting firm, from 1986 until his retirement. Sam loved to cook, enter-tain, and host theme parties. Many classmates enjoyed his hospitality over the years.

Sam was not married. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Ruth Maroney, and three nieces, Donna Boggs, Linden Adams, and Cherry Boggs. The class extends its sincere sympathy to them on their loss.

The Class of 1949