William Franklin Bohlen ’45

Buzz Bohlen died Jan. 14, 2006.

Buzz prepared for Princeton at St. Paul's, following his father, Francis '17, and brother Francis III '43. He joined Ivy Club and accelerated his education, receiving a degree in economics in 1944 along with election to Phi Beta Kappa, before leaving for service in the Navy amphibious forces in the Pacific, seeing combat as a deck officer.

He earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1948 and joined the law firm of Dechert, Price & Rhoads, rising to partner and specializing in corporate law.

As a resident of Radnor (Pa.) Township, he was active with local civic associations. In the 1970s, he held various positions in Radnor Township government, including membership on the board of commissioners. Buzz retired from Dechert in 1988 and devoted his attention to organizations such as Common Cause on the political front and the Nature Conservancy on the environmental front. His hobbies were bridge and golf, and he was a member of Gulph Mills Golf Club.

In addition to Francis and another brother, Dudley, Buzz is survived by his children, William F. Jr., Priscilla D., Edward G. '75, and Laurie Brown. The class expresses its sympathy to all.

The Class of 1945