Walworth Brown ’32

In a recent class column, we mentioned that Wally Brown had had a stroke but was recovering. Unfortunately, that news was premature. Jay Chadwick, aware that Wally was seriously ill, drove to Maurertown, Va., in the Shenandoah Valley, on Sept 24, 1989, to visit his old friend, only to learn that Wally had died just two hours before he arrived. Wally succumbed to a brain tumor.

At Princeton, Wally roomed with the late George Donner. In his own words, written 50 years later, he said: "After graduation, I floated from one temporary job to another. It wasn't a satisfying time, and I disliked it. But now I realize it taught me a good many ways I did not want to spend my life." In 1936, he landed a job with the U.S. Dept of Agriculture. He held various administrative posts, retiring in 1966. With his children grown, he and his wife, Marion, retired to the Shenandoah Valley, where they lived quietly and happily until her untimely death eight years ago.

Very much a family man, Wally devoted himself to things he could do with his children: sports, the Boy Scouts, outdoor activities, and the like. He is survived by two daughters, Beverly Ann and Barbara Jean; by a son, Neville Walworth; and by seven grandchildren. To all of them we send our deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1932