William Blaine Asher ’36

Bill died Apr. 2, 1999, at home in Rockville, Md. He was 84. A native of Washington, D.C., he prepared at St. Albans School. At Princeton he earned honors in economics and was a member of Elm Club.

During WWII, he rose in rank from private to captain and commanding officer of an Army ordnance company. He served just under five years, during which almost a year was spent in combat operations from Normandy to the end of the war in Europe. He was awarded four Battle Stars.

After the war he became associated with the Washington real estate firm of Karl W. Corby and Co. He became a v.p. and retired in 1976.

In 1971 Bill and his wife, Sue, began living part-time at their second home in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. After his retirement they lived there full-time until 1989, when they returned to the Washington area. He was a member of the Chevy Chase Club and the Princeton Club of Washington.

Sue, his wife of 51 years, died in 1997. Bill's survivors include three children, William B. Jr., Mary Preston Hoffman, and Susan B. Coe, his brother Norman J. '43, sister Florence A. Dove, nephew Norman B. '77, and six grandchildren. Bill was indeed a loyal Princetonian. He will be remembered.

The Class of 1936