Stephen J. Kearney ’50

Steve died Jan. 7, 2005, at his home in Naples, N.Y., after battling brain cancer for several months.

After graduating from Worcester Academy, he enlisted in the Navy and was selected for its V-12 program. At Princeton, he pitched for the baseball team and was a member of Elm Club.

His roommates, Harry Johnson, Mort Kelly, and Jim Lindsay, and other close buddies Joe McDonough and Norb Nelson, all World War II veterans, resided in Henry Hall as freshmen and in Patton as sophomores. Steve was a loyal Red Sox fan for 70 years and finally saw his team win the World Series. Harry Johnson nostalgically recalled a time in 1947 when he and Steve went to Yankee Stadium to a Bosox game at which Ted Williams played.

Steve's business career was primarily with the Gunlocke Company, makers of fine wood furniture for schools, universities, and government agencies. He served as sales manager in several territories, including California, Massachusetts, and New York.

Our sympathy goes to Anne, his wife of 51 years; sons David and Stephen; daughters Sally Rhoads and Diane Harter; sisters Elizabeth West, wife of John '43, and Eleanor Penniman; sister-in-law Betty Kearney, widow of Paul '43; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The Class of 1950