Walter Edward Whitton ’33

Walt, retired chairman, president, publisher, and CEO of the Hour Newspapers, died Aug. 24, 2002, in Redding, Conn. He was 91.

He received his law degree from Harvard in 1937. After a brief stint on Wall Street and practicing law with Shelly Smith, he joined the Navy, where he served in the Southwest Pacific. After the war, he returned to Connecticut to practice law. After the death of the owner, he gradually took over the management and publication of the Hour newspapers. He was also president and owner of the Danbury-Brewster Lumber Yard through his own investment and inheritance.

During the course of his active life, he took part in Republican politics and played good tennis. He was a record-breaker on the Princeton track team. Walt is survived by his wife, Karen Vaughn; sons Jack and Brett; daughters Anne Leslie and Paula Castaneda; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. We will miss this versatile and productive classmate.

The Class of 1933