William Hocker Drake ’32

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Bill Drake died Apr. 15, 1996. He was 87. He prepared at Montclair Academy and the U. of Florida. He was on the track squad and the cross country squad at Princeton and was a member of Colonial Club. He was pres. of Draco Products Co., Goleta, Calif., a plastic manufacturer.

He is survived by his wife, Lillian Usher Drake, a son, William H. Jr., and two daughters, Nancy and Minda, to whom the class sends its condolences.

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