William F. Weigel ’45

BILL WEIGEL DIED in N.Y.C. July 13, 1990, from the effects of a stroke. Bill entered Princeton from Lawrenceville, where he had roomed with Maj Cunningham and Jim Dean, and roomed in 51 Holder with Joe Smith, with whom he had played football at Lawrenceville. His

Princeton education was cut short by Navy service in the Pacific, and upon his return he entered Lehigh, from which he received a degree in business administration in 1948, followed by a law degree from N.Y.U. In 195 1 Bill became a lawyer with Rogers, Hoge and Hills in N.Y.C., where he was the senior partner at the time of the firm's dissolution in 1988, after which he became of counsel to the N.Y. firm Abelman, Frayne, Rezac & Schwab. Commuting to N.Y.C. from Pelham, Bill became mayor of Pelham Heights and the chairman of the Republican Party for Westchester Cry.

Bill and his former wife, Frances Perry, have a son, Breck, and three daughters, Madeline Ludlow, Amy Minor, and Patricia Blank. In addition Bill is survived by two sisters, Madeline Weigel and Barbara Muther, and one brother, Peter, as well as by six grandchildren. To all of them the Class extends its sympathy.

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