W.E. Brown ’51

Bill was born March 26, 1930, in Little Falls, N.J., to William H. and Helen Krieg Brown.

At Princeton he majored in civil engineering, was active in Dial Lodge, and roomed with Jack Moran and Ed Spencer. He served in the Navy’s civil engineering corps for three years. He and Sally Hammond were married in 1956.

After six years with Raymond International, he made a major career change in 1961 and went to Ford Motor Co. to work on long-range product planning. In 1971 Ford sent Bill to Washington, D.C., as its director of regulatory and technical affairs to interface with the government agencies dealing with vehicle safety and auto emissions. He retired from Ford in 1988.

He logged many years of outstanding service to Princeton and to ’51, culminating with his role as our class president from 1991 to 2001.

Bill died Sept. 23, 2015, in Hilton Head Island, S.C. He was predeceased by his uncle, Edward Brown ’30; and is survived by his wife, Sally; son Bill Jr. ’83; and grandsons William Jacob ’14, Nathanial Thomas, and Luke Austin.

Contributions in his memory to the National Parkinson Foundation, 200 SE First St., Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131 would be most appreciated.