Thomas Courtenay Jenkins Whedbee ’41

Courtenay died of Alzheimer's disease June 11, 2007, at his longtime Baltimore County home, Shawan Farms.

He prepared at Gilman Country School. At Princeton he was on the freshman 150-pound crew and graduated with honors in history. A member of Ivy Club, he roomed with Basil Wagner all four years, joined senior year by Jack Dorrance and Bob Terry.

Enlisting in the Marine Corps, Courtenay became senior artillery officer aboard the battleship USS West Virginia. During the battle of Leyte Gulf, the West Virginia and five other battleships won a decisive victory over the Japanese. He won a Bronze Star, and retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1946.

Courtenay joined the First National Bank of Maryland in 1948 and retired as senior vice president in 1973. He was a past president of Children's Hospital in Baltimore and served on the board of the National Confer-

ence of Christians and Jews, the Maryland Children's Aid Society, the Baltimore Urban Coalition, and the Old Central Savings Bank.

After retirement, he devoted his life to his three loves: his wife, Grace Miller Whedbee, who died in 1986; his farm; and his spiritual development. Courtenay was a very active member of the Knights of Malta.

He is survived by his son, Thomas, and two grandchildren.