Stuart D. Burt Jr. ’37

Stu died Oct. 6, 2003, as a result of a fall while strolling with his wife through the Long Island Sound salt marshes near his home in Guilford, Conn.

His son, S. Jeffrey, wrote, "He lived a wonderful long life (celebrated his 90th birthday in July) and was doing what he loved to do right up to the end."

Stu came to Princeton from the Peddie School. He began working for Newell Rubbermaid Co. in 1939. This was interrupted by WWII service with the Army in Africa and Italy. He resumed his career as an executive with the company in 1945, and was serving on the board of directors when he retired in 1986. He also was president and owner of Burt Blo Poker, a company that manufactured a poker used to revive a dying fire.

Stu was an avid tennis and croquet player, and founding member of a men's hiking group. A strong conservationist, he supported land preservation in Guilford and the Thousand Islands, where he spent his summers. A memorial service will be held there in the summer.

Survivors include Stu's wife of 58 years, Ellen; children S. Jeffrey, Louise Burt, and John; and three grandchildren. His local newspaper said, "He was known to his family and friends as an incredibly cheerful, kind man." We, too, shall miss him and send our sympathy.

The Class of 1937