Torrey Coggeshall West ’52

Torrey West died July 16, 2001, in Anaheim, Calif. Little is known of the circumstances surrounding his death or burial, except that he requested a military funeral.

His cousin and classmate, Allen West '52, reported the sadness his family felt at the limited communication with Torrey for many years. Our class books indicated he worked in research and development with Control Data Corp. in California.

Torrey left Princeton in 1951 to join the Army, served in Korea, and returned to graduate in 1954. He majored in history, joined Cloister Inn, and worked in the Express-Reunion-Furniture Agency, and the Parking Squad, serving as manager of both.

Our class received a moving profile of Torrey from Clark Simms '53. He wrote: "In the student express organization I knew Torrey as a natural leader, quietly compelling . . . efficient and hardworking. Arriving in Korea, I followed Torrey as a counter-intelligence agent. His tour ended before mine, but he was still present, a legend in the 7th Division for ferreting out enemy forces and activities behind our lines. He was a model and mentor for the best agents I knew in Korea."

We are deeply grateful to Clark for this remembrance of our classmate, whom we wish we had known better.

The Class of 1952