Weymouth S. Kirkland ’40

Red Kirkland died Mar. 25, 1999. He had worked for the American Natl. Bank in Chicago for 52 years, since 1955 as v.p.; even after his retirement last summer, he continued to handle the accounts of some of his longtime clients.

Red prepared at Hotchkiss. At Princeton he majored in classics, was on the cross country and track teams, and joined Charter Club. Among his roommates were Elting Smith and Bill Leslie.

From 1942-45 Red was a Navy officer, serving with combat distinction in patrol torpedo boats in the Pacific theater.

Always supportive of Princeton and '40, he was an Annual Giving and reunion chairman and managed the '40 dormitory fund. He was treasurer of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago from 1950-61 and president of the Chicago Princeton Club for a term. For the last 15 years he was active in the American Cancer Society. Golf and curling were his lifelong sports.

We recall Red as a friendly, likable individual who joined fully in undergraduate life. He is survived by three sons; a daughter; his companion, Jean Marshall; 12 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter, all of whom have the sympathy of '40. According to Red's son Christopher, Red "always had a twinkle in his eye and enjoyed life to the fullest."

The Class of 1940