Van Rensselaer Tippett ’37

Stamp and bridge expert and fisherman, Van Tippett died Oct. 23, 1998, at home. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jean; sons Peter, James, and David; daughter Sarah; and seven grandchildren. His sons Thomas and John predeceased him.

At Loomis Van was on the football, hockey, and track teams as well as the Student Council. He majored in philosophy at Princeton; he was on the varsity track squad and v.p. of Key and Seal.

After a year at Columbia Law School, Van became assistant manager of the Newberry five-and-dime store and then assistant buyer of men's furnishings for John David before the Army grabbed him for four years. He was base quartermaster property officer at Fort Dix before overseas duty in the Army Air Force in the Italian theater and promotion to captain.

He then managed the Howard Ware department store in New Rochelle, Oppenheim Collins in Garden City, and Genung's in Mt. Vernon as buyer and merchandiser of women's apparel. In 1967 he moved to Sarasota, Fla., and bought a stamp and coin shop. He traveled from 1978-88 to many islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific.

The Class of 1937