Walter W. Hemberger ’53

Walt died Jan. 2, 2015, in Brick, N.J., after a battle with cancer. He was with us for only one year and then moved to Gettysburg College, where he graduated and was listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.

He entered Princeton from Memorial High School in West New York, N.J. He played freshman football for coach Matt Davidson opposite future All-American Frank McPhee, and became friends with frosh fullback Harry Patterson, also one of head coach Charlie Caldwell’s top recruits. Harry said Walt transferred to Gettysburg College, which was “a better fit for him.” There, Walt made all-state and all-conference in football.

He worked in finance and was president of Templeton, Dobbrow & Vance. Walt also was affiliated with Irving Trust Co., PNC Corp., and E.F. Hutton. He served as mayor, a three-term councilman, and police and fire commissioner in Tenafly, N.J.

Walt was survived by his wife, Evelyn; daughters Nancy Fleury, Lynn McCabe Tauro, Susan Van Poznak, and Christine Lovejoy; sons Stephen and Matt; and 14 grandchildren. Evelyn said Walt was well known for his “campy dinnertime magic tricks and doing 100 pushups on his fingertips with at least one child riding on his back.”