Spencer Black Draffan ’44

Spen died on May 13, 1989, in the Mansfield (Ohio) Gen¬eral Hospital after a short illness.

Spen prepared for Princeton at University School, in Cleveland. At Princeton, he majored in English, partici¬pated in the Theatre Intime, and was a member of Cam¬pus Club. After he graduated in 1943, he spent two years in the Navy. For ten years after his discharge, he held positions with a number of publishing firms, including Princeton Univ. Press. In 1954, he took over the manage¬ment of The Book Shop, in Mansfield. He continued as owner/manager until his death. The theater was Spen's avocation. He helped found the American Theater League in Mansfield, was a member of the Community Players, and directed one of their first revues.

Spen married Diana Rikkers in 1949. He is survived by a daughter, Susan R. Draffan, of Boston, and two sons, George L., of Seattle, and Judson R., of Woodside, Calif. To them all the class extends its sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1944