Vernon L. Wise Jr. ’51

Vern came to Princeton after graduating from The Hill School. He majored in economics. He was a member of Tower Club, business manager of WPRU, and president of the Western Pennsylvania Club. He roomed with Jefferies Arrick, Walter Braham, Lawrence Brown, Maurice Cohill, and Bruce Kennedy.

After a couple of years in Army intelligence, Vern spent his career — ultimately as owner and chairman — at the Pennsylvania daily newspaper the Butler Eagle, the first publication to use large offset printing presses. A respected horse breeder and showman, he demonstrated his equine skills at the annual World Championship Horse Show in Louisville.

Vern died Nov. 14, 2024. He was predeceased by his wife, Sarah; and is survived by children Jamie and Vernon III.