Wells Drorbaugh Jr. ’43

Drobe died Feb. 17, 2002; he was 81. He came to Princeton from Deerfield Academy. Drobe was a member of the varsity heavyweight crew for three years and majored in economics. A member of ROTC, he went on from there to 28th Armored Division, Third Army and the Battle of the Bulge.

Drobe's father, a member of the Class of 1917, owned and published Bride's Magazine, and after a short stint in retail trade, Drobe joined him there. He later enjoyed a full career in magazine and book publishing, serving with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Conde Nast, and Pyne Press. For many years, he was publisher of the Beacon Press in Boston.

Drobe was an avid reader, an American history scholar, and was interested in a wide range of literature and the arts.

We all remember him fondly, and send our collective sympathies to his daughter, Hilary Propst, and son, Daniel.

The Class of 1943