Theodore T. Horton ’42

Ted died peacefully Dec. 14, 2016, in West Hartford, Conn., surrounded by loved ones.

Ted was born Nov. 22, 1919, in New York City. He came to us from Choate. After Princeton he served four years in the Army as a first lieutenant pilot in the Pacific theater during World War II.

After the war he met and married Betty Anne Daly. They resided first in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and then settled in West Hartford. Ted earned a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Hartford. He had a great career at Pratt & Whitney, retiring in 1983. While there, he was president of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers.

Ted was an avid golfer and a longtime member and director of Wampanoag (Conn.) Country Club. He had fond memories of his two holes-in-one and of his rounds at Augusta National with his son. He was secretary and treasurer of the Princeton Association of Connecticut, an active member of the Old Guard, and a founder of the Handyman Helper Co.

Ted is survived by his daughter, Peggy, and her husband Rick; son Teddy Jr., and his wife, Sabina; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.