William Crawford Schock ’47

Bill "Humpy" Schock joined many Princeton-ians as a Navy V-12er in July 1943, and returned after overseas service in 1946. We remember him as a tennis star, top student, and as an energetic, effervescent classmate.

Bill's upbringing in a manorial castle overlooking the Mississippi near St. Louis foreshadowed the fabled career that followed Princeton. A busy life in law and with Dian and their two children (and, later, four grandchildren), was combined with vigorous athletic pursuits, notably tennis, and a passionate advocacy of conservation causes, particularly his successful efforts to promote clean-up and preservation of many of Missouri's scenic rivers. Then, too, there were his regular, year-round plunges into the Mississippi (celebrated with photos in past PAWs) and his many other "lend-a-hand" activities.

A bumper sticker on Bill's '89 Ford Festiva read: "Love life." He died Apr. 4, 2003, but his life shines brightly in the mosaic of our classmates' lives, adding luster to '47's fabulous history.

With affectionate admiration we tender this all-too-brief celebration to Dian, Bill's bride for nigh on 50 years, and the family.

The Class of 1947