Thomas Gaynor Blake ’39

Gaynor died of an aneurysm Aug. 28, 1996, at a hospital in St. Louis County, Mo., where he had lived for many years. Founder and president of Hanley Industries, a manufacturer of defense industry items, he was active in his business right up to the time of his death.

Although he entered Princeton with us, he actually earned his bachelor's in chemistry at Central Methodist College in Fayette, Mo. He also did postgraduate work at Washington U. He began his career with Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. His principal work was research, development and design of explosives and pyrotechnics, a field in which he held two patents. After he founded his own small firm, the emphasis of his work gradually shifted to production.

Gaynor and Jane Spore were married in 1942. We offer our sincere sympathy to her and to their daughter, Dorothy Lockard, son Thomas Gaynor Blake Jr., and four grandchildren as well as to Gaynor's brother, Gilbert.

The Class of 1939