Thomas Jeffries Rosengarten ’27

JEFF MAY fairly be called a dyedinthewool Princetonian, along with Rosengartens in several classes since the "Golden Nineties," including Adolf G. '27. He was also the Philadelphia "Mainliner" of popular legend. Before and after military service in WWII, he lived in retirement on his estate at Gladwyne and spent summers on a seaside estate, "Kantara Green," at Narragansett, R.I.

His life was dominated by several strong interests. Prep school love of athletics persisted in his devotion to golf and to the Princeton football teams. He was a devout Episcopalian, worshipping at the Church of Saint James the Less in Schuylkill. The Republican Party also claimed a large share of his loyalty. Jeff was a devoted, but critical Princetonian. When others only grumbled, he proclaimed his disapproval of "liberalizing" tendencies on the campus. He was an honest, conservative advocate of traditional values all around.

The Class sends its sympathy to his widow, Carolyn English Rosengarten, and to his stepson, Dwight English Chalker.

The Class of l927