William Barnes Newsome ’36

AFTER A brief illness, Bill Newsome died at 76 at his home in Dallas, Tex., on Oct 11, 1989. He faced death as he had life, with a quiet, solid strength. In his last weeks, his family and he were supported by the company of a number of classmates who called and visited.

A graduate of the Ashville School in North Carolina, Bill majored in chemical engineering at Princeton and was a member of Cloister Inn. Although never actively pursuing his major as a vocation, he utilized it to develop and patent a chemical product that became an essential ingredient in the baking industry.

After a wartime stint with North American Aircraft, Bill entered the cattle business, operating a ranch near his hometown of Dallas. During the past ten years, he had become a major breeder of Beefmaster cattle, a strain developed by another Princeton graduate, Tom Lasater '33. Thriving on the physical demands of ranch life, Bill accomplished most of the work himself, feeding calves, repairing fences, and corra1ing dissident animals on horseback. He shared this love with his grandchildren, two of whom joined him in June for what would be his last roundup.

Bill is survived by Frances Dyckman Newsome, his wife of 52 years, two sons, Thomas W. '63 and Robert D., a daughter, Marian Sherwood, a sister, Dorothy McGeorge, and six grandchildren. Bill will indeed be missed by his many friends in the class.

The Class of 1936