Stanley H. Gilman ’39

Stan died Aug. 31, 2011, in Virginia Beach, Va., after a brief illness. We will long remember his faithful attendance at every five-year reunion, where he would march in the P-rade with Tap Tapscott and Manty Martin.

Stan served in the Navy from 1940 to 1946, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander. He saw duty on PT boats and destroyers in Panama, the Aleutians, and the South Pacific. He began his career working for the Hartford Courant and the New York Herald Tribune. He soon switched to Madison Avenue and later to management consulting. After retiring in 1977, Stan devoted much energy and time to volunteering at White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital.

As an undergraduate, Stan and his roommates Aplington, Bausch, and Tapscott were featured in a newsreel for the gigantic electric-train layout they set up in 1903 Hall. Fox Movietone News proclaimed them “Future Fathers of America.”

Stan is survived by Peggy, his wife of 30 years; four children, Robert ’64, Andrew, Wylie, and Katherine; nine grandchildren, including Timothy Gilman ’98; and seven great-grandchildren. With them we salute the passing of this proud alumnus and staunch supporter of his alma mater.