Sanderson Smith ’47

Sandy Smith died of cancer Sept. 28, 1995, at his home in Readfield, Maine. After graduating from the Berkshire School in 1943, he served in the Army during WWII. He saw combat in the Rhineland campaign as a tank commander with the 46th Tank Battalion, 13th Armored Division. At Princeton after the war, he joined Cannon Club and roomed with Lee Williams and Hal Kistler. He graduated in 1949 with a degree in mechanical engineering.

After graduation, Sandy worked for Bethlehem Steel, the Eaton Corp., and the Cornell Forge Co., of which he became president. He retired in 1992. Until the final weeks of his life, he remained active in community affairs. He served on the boards of Motivation Services and Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maine and was on the Readfield planning board. An enthusiastic golfer, he was a member of the Chicago Golf Club and the Augusta Country Club. He and Lee Williams were married to sisters and most for most of their married lives, the two couples vacationed together at a camp that they built on Androscoggin Lake in Maine.

Sandy's family and many friends will miss his warm, energetic personality and ready wit. To his wife of 44 years, Marie Louis; his sons, Stuart, Stephen, and Matthew; his grandchildren, Nathaniel and Emily; and his brother, Travis, we extend our sympathy.

The Class of 1947