Stephen Bonsal White Jr. ’45

Bonnie White died July 2, 2006, at his Fox Fire Farm in Harford County, Md. He was 84.

Bonnie entered Princeton from Gilman School in Baltimore. He was a member of Ivy Club and the Right Wing Club. He enlisted in the Army Signal Corps in 1943, served in France, and then was sent to the Pacific theater. He served in the occupation of Japan and was discharged as a first lieutenant.

Returning to Princeton, he roomed with John Kinder, Rufus Barringer, and Kenneth Gilpin ’44. He graduated with a bachelor’s in history in 1948 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He returned to Baltimore and joined the investment banking firm Alex Brown & Sons, becoming a general partner in 1958. He retired in 2003.

Bonnie was president of the Bond Club of Baltimore and served on the board of governors of the American Stock Exchange. He bred thoroughbred racehorses and was a member of the Maryland Jockey Club, the Elkridge Club, the Elkridge-Harford Hunt Club, and the Maryland Club. He was interested in land conservation and was a member of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

The class extends its sympathy to his widow, Constance; his sons, Stephen, Lawrence, and William; and his daughters, Ellen and Louise.