William Hardwell Ludlow ’33

Bill died Dec. 21, 2004, in the Unitarian Universalist House in Germantown, Pa., where he was a longtime resident. He was 93.

A native of Madison, N.J., Bill earned a master's in political science in Chicago in 1949 after receiving his bachelor's from Princeton. Bill married Wilma Chitterling in 1933. He worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority in the late 1930s. When World War II was declared, Bill was a conscientious objector and worked in alternative service for mental instruction in West Virginia. Bill held planning jobs in San Francisco, Baltimore, New York, and other cities before joining the Philadelphia Development Authority in 1966. He retired in 1977 as director of programs.

In retirement, Bill moved from West Mount Airy to Wyndmoor, Pa., and devoted more than 60 hours a week to peace and antinuclear causes. He wrote letters to the editor and traveled to Washington for marches and to speak with congressmen. "I can remember holding a candle in a march in the Old City against nuclear arms," he said. Bill carried the torch and called his family into action. He also devoted time to the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends Peace Committee.

Bill is survived by a son, Mark, a daughter, Katharine, and two grandchildren. Wilma died in 1981. We will miss Bill and his efforts to keep the world peaceful.

The Class of 1933