Walker Woods Stevenson ’35

ONE OF OUR most loyal and outstanding classmates, Walker died Mar. 2, 1992, after an almost threemonth struggle with a series of complications. A memorial service was held in the University Chapel on Mar. 7; the University paid him the signal honor of flying its flag at half mast over East Pyne for five days. He was Class president for ten years and was president of the Alumni Council, vicechairman of the Graduate Council, and a University trustee. He was known as "a tiger who could roar gently" and be heard.

Born in Montclair, NJ, Walker was a direct descendant of John Witherspoon. Following family tradition, he attended Lawrenceville, to which he later devoted much time as president of the alumni association and trustee. As chairman of the finance committee, from 1975 to 1987, he oversaw a 20fold increase in the school's endowment.

At Princeton, Walker was on the tennis squad, editor of THE DAILY PRINCETONTAN, manager of Theatre Intime, and a member of Quadrangle Club. Roommates included Dick Adair, Dinny Dinsmore, Henry Page ' and Don Stuart. In WWII he served as a naval lieutenant on a destroyer in the Pacific, including Okinawa.

A lifetime career in the securities field led to a position as senior V.P. of Loeb Rhodes, but time was always available to serve the town of Princeton in many ways, including as president of the United Way.

Walker was married to Virginia Vogt, and they graciously entertained many of the Class for as long as any can remember. After Ginny's death, in 1986, he moved to the Nassau Club, continuing to play the gentlemanly host.

Walker is survived by their three daughters, Susan Badder, Sharon Griffith, and Lisa Stevenson; three grandsons; a brother William P.; and a sister Gretchen Stevenson Merkt. To each the Class extends warmest regards and a shared sense of loss.

The Class of 1935