William Bauer Jr. ’42

Bill Bauer died May 24, 2012, in Sparks, Md.

Bill was born in Newark, N.J., and prepared for college at Blair Academy. At Princeton, Bill roomed with Bob Korf, Mac Roach, and Clancy Stanard. He majored in modern languages and joined Key and Seal.

After leaving Princeton, Bill served for three and a half years in the Army. At the end of World War II he was separated as a technical sergeant. In 1951 he married
Mary L. Mitchell and moved with her to Greensboro, N.C., where he entered the insurance business as a special agent in marine insurance for American Insurance Co. With Mary he had three children, Susan, William, and Philip.

After leaving the insurance industry in 1985, Bill and Mary lived in Sparks, where he was able to enjoy the pleasures of retirement. His sense of humor and love of his family never abated. They remained the characteristics of his entire adult life.

To Mary and the children the class sends condolences on the loss of our classmate.