Victor G. Manych ’32

Victor G. Manych died Apr. 11, 2002. He was 91.

Upon graduation from Princeton he worked for the Vacuum Oil Co. in Prague. The growing Nazi movement forced his return in 1934 to NYC, where he was employed by R.H. Macy & Co. in their merchandise training program. In 1938, while working as a toy buyer, he married Ethel F. Britain, an executive in Macy's personnel department. He then joined the W.T. Grant Co., spending more 35 years in a series of regional and national executive positions. During WWII he served in the Navy at the Naval Research Laboratory in DC.

Retiring in 1973, he continued volunteer work with the W.W. Backus Hospital and the Chamber of Commerce. He was past president of the Rotary Club, a member of the Pautipaug Country Club and the Westbrook Fishing Club, and an officer in the Eastern Connecticut Navy League.

Victor was a dedicated member of a regional committee promoting Princeton's AG. He amassed many congratulatory letters and plaques for his high percentages of alumni participation.

Victor was predeceased by his wife, Ethel. Surviving are his sister, Lillian, and a nephew, Steven, to whom the class extends its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1932