William H. Brakham Jr. ’49

Bill died Aug. 6, 2014, in Port Washington, N.Y.

He came to Princeton from Great Neck (N.Y.) High School, but left to go into the Parachute Infantry Regiment of the Army. After the war was over, he transferred to Columbia, graduating in 1952, and then went to work at Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co., now known as KPMG.

Although he always stayed on our class roster, we have very little knowledge of his career as a management consultant for that firm. In 1974, for our 25th-reunion book, Bill sent a picture of his vacation home in
Stratton, Vt., where his family spent much of the winter skiing. He also wrote, “we sail our MBO on Manhasset Bay during the summer months.” We subsequently learned that he had been a member of the Manhasset Bay Yacht
 Club for six decades, and in fact was the commodore of that club at some point.

Bill is survived by his wife, the former Joan Vaughan Morel; his daughter, Sarah; his son, William III; and three grandchildren.
The class offers its condolences to them all.