Walter H. Daub ’39

Walter Daub — also known as Bud, Buddy, or Dauber — died March 6, 2013, in Farmington, Maine. He was 97. His daughter, Faron, was at his side, as was Katy Taylor, the daughter of his double classmate (Haverford School) Larry Taylor ’39.

In our 25th-reunion book, Dauber wrote, “My hobbies have become my business and vice versa.” Shortly before 1964, he traded his career in the chemical industry (Atlas Powder, Union Carbide, and Pittsburgh Chemical) for teaching (Episcopal Academy and George and Princeton Day schools) and mentoring young people at summer camps.

In 1971, he founded Dauber Canoe & Kayak in Washington’s Crossing, Pa. From there he headed many trips to wilderness areas in northeast Québec. He also was famous with his students for his adventuresome ski trips.

Dauber’s service during World War II deserves to be better known: He used his knowledge of chemistry to become part of the Navy Bomb Disposal Unit. He was in London during the Blitz and on Omaha Beach shortly after D-Day to study captured German explosives. At the end of the war, he was a lieutenant colonel.

His life will be celebrated this summer when his ashes are spread over his beloved Sugarloaf Mountain and the Carrabassett River in Maine.