Stuart Adams Young Jr. ’41

Stu died Apr. 19, 2002, after a long illness. He prepared at Newark Academy and St. Paul's School. At Princeton, he majored in English with honors. Stu played freshman squash, was associate manager of the football team, joined Colonial, and roomed with Ollie Vietor all four years.

He joined the Army as a private in Dec. 1941, and received a direct commission in Jan. 1945. Serving first in Iceland, he was then assigned to the Fifth Infantry Division and was in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and in Central European campaigns, before being discharged in Oct. 1945.

After graduating from Yale Law School in 1947, Stu joined the firm McCarter & English in Newark, N.J. In 1955 he struck out on his own and ultimately retired as senior partner of Young, Rose & Millspaugh P.C. of Roseland and Rumson, N.J.

A resident of Rumson for more than 50 years, Stu was active in community affairs, serving on the boards of Rumson Country Day School, the Mary Owen Boarden Trust, and the Monmouth Park charity fund. Always involved in '41 affairs, Stu served as treasurer and then vice president of our class.

He is survived by his wife of over 52 years, Elizabeth (June) Ilsley Young; three sons, Stuart III, Robert, and Ridgeway; as well as five grandchildren.

The Class of 1941