William James Harrison Jr. ’36

Bill, a longtime resident of Spokane, Wash., died Apr. 6, 1995. He was 81. He prepared at Lawrenceville. At Princeton he majored in political science and was a member of Campus Club, where he was v.p.

For twenty years, he was a senior v.p. and regional manager of the Prudential Insurance Co., with which he was associated for over 35 years. He retired to Spokane in 1973.

He served in the Navy in WWII, first in the Atlantic and then in the western Pacific theater on sub chaser duty. His last assignment was as lieut. and commanding officer of his own ship. He retired from active duty in 1945.

Bill enjoyed summers at Hayden Lake, Idaho, and winters at Palm Desert, Calif. He was an enthusiastic golfer, playing in regional senior tournaments. He also enjoyed extensive traveling, railroad history, and sailing. He was a past president of the Princeton Alumni Assn. of San Antonio and was a former secretary of the Princeton A.A. of New Orleans.

He was predeceased by his first wife (of 48 years), Patricia. He is survived by Madge, whom he married in 1986; son William J. Jr. '66; daughters Peggy H. Green and Patricia Crosson; and two grandchildren, Theodore Green IV '89 and Wendelin D. Green. This loyal Princetonian will indeed be missed.

The Class of 1936