Willfim Lyttleton Savage ’20

WILLIAM LYTTLETON SAVAGE died at Meadow Lakes Jan. 25,1990. To say Bill was an outstanding member of the Class of 1920 is still an understatement. To his gifts of leadership, a dear mind, a quiet will, and an acceptance of responsibility, Bill added charm and warmth in his many relationships.

Since the last century the large tribe of Savages have been contributing outstanding men and women to Princeton. Bill's father, along with four brothers, two brothersinlaw and sundry uncles all attended; the next generation was Bill himself, then Arthur his son, and the fourth generation gave two grandsons (in '79 and '81) and a granddaughter in '88. Bill's daughter Susan, who married Guthrie Speer '50, was one of the first two women elected to Princeton's Board of Trustees and for ten years gave outstanding service.

Bill was a lieutenant in WWI, an assistant to Sir Wilfred Grenfell in Labrador, and a leader of worthwhile causes in Morristown, his hometown. But his most important work was as founding director of "Christianity and Crisis" and the Seabury Press.

As 1920 Class agent for 19 years he enrolled the highest percentage of donors in any single class, and for the last five years achieved 100% participation from the Class of 1920.

We send love and deepest sympathy in their great loss to Arthur, Susan, and Serena and their family.

The Class of 1920