William C. Casper ’26

BILL CASPER, the oldest member of the Class, and a well-known citizen of the San Diego area, died Jan. 7, 1992, at age 91, a cancer victim. Bill was older than most of us when, in the fall of 1922, we came together in Princeton to form the Class of 1926, reflecting, in his case, experience in France in WWI as a fighter pilot. Bill left us in Feb. 1924 and in due course became a Californian. During WWII his Casper Aircraft Co. was a wellknown supplier of military equipment. After the war, Bill and his wife, Helen, owned and operated Casper's Ranch Club, which was a favorite restaurant and gathering place in East County. He was noted for his support of local Boys and Girls Clubs, and with Helen he traveled extensively. Bill boasted that in their five trips abroad they had visited 137 countries.

Having no children, after Helen died early in 1991, Bill made a handsome gift to a foundation in support of local Boys and Girls Clubs. Princeton was also of prime interest to Bill. He made gifts which will benefit the Class of 1926 Scholarship program, and on his death it was learned that he provided an annuity endowment program of about S 140,000, with the income annually to go to Annual Giving in the name of the Class of 1926.

We remember with gratitude this interesting and generous member of the Class.

The Class of 1926