William Henry Bowen ’49

Bill Bowen died Feb. 27, 1998, of prostate cancer. He had been living in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

He was born Feb. 15, 1924, and was a sergeant in the Army from May, 1942, until Feb., 1946, in the European theater during WWII. He came to Princeton from Baltimore City College. At Princeton he majored in history, graduating with high honors, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He belonged to the German Club and the Film Club.

Bill went to Yale graduate school as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and after earning his MA went to work for Time magazine. In 1958 he married Mary Elizabeth Welsh; they had two sons. After working as an associate editor for Time he became an editor at Fortune, handling many key articles, and spent the rest of his career there, becoming its managing editor. As of our 35th reunion he listed himself as retired.

Bill's wife predeceased him, and at his death he was survived by sons David and Thomas. To them we extend our utmost sympathy.

The Class of 1949