Warren Franklin Beasley ’29

Warren F. "Sam" Beasley died on May 12, 2000, after a short illness. He was 92.

He prepared at Roxbury H.S. At Princeton he was on the water polo team, the tennis team, associate photographic editor of the Bric-A-Brac, and a member of Dial Lodge.

After graduation he was employed by Hercules Inc., where he worked for 42 years until he retired in 1971.

He remained active in retirement and was with the U. of Delaware technical services division, where he headed a task force to determine the feasibility of creating a chemical science center for the American Chemical Society of Delaware.

In 1976 he was appointed to the New Castle Board of Water and Light, where he served first as pres. and then as commissioner for 23 years. He helped form the Delaware Municipal Electric Corp. and was a trustee of the Historical Society of Delaware for six years and an elder and trustee of the New Castle Presbyterian Church. He served as class pres., and, until his death, as class agent for AG.

His wife for 55 years, Matilda Van Trump Beasley, predeceased him in 1991. He is survived by daughters Matilda B. Bixby and Alison B. Hupfel, five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. To all of them the class extends its sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1929