William McIntosh Throop Jr. ’45

Class Treasurer Pete Throop died on June 20, 2002, of prostate cancer. Pete entered Princeton from St. George's. His stepfather was Charles E. Davis Jr. '25.

At Princeton, Pete was president of Elm Club, a member of the Inter Club Committee, and active in several sports. Pete was later active in class affairs, becoming treasurer in 1990 and continuing in that role until his death. During WWII he served with the 96th division, seeing combat in Guam, Okinawa, and the Philippines, and was awarded a Purple Heart. Pete then received a law degree from Yale and entered a lifetime career with the law firm of Davidson, Dawson & Clark, and was for many years their senior partner.

In 1951, Pete married the former Ann Mitchell, with whom he raised four sons. Pete was active in his New Canaan, Conn., community in church affairs, as first chair of the town council, and as president of the New Canaan Library.

The Throop family enjoyed their farm in upstate New York, where Pete was often seen atop a tractor, mowing the acreage. Pete is survived, in addition to Ann, by his sons, William III, Mitchell, Peter, and Thomas, and by two granddaughters. The class extends its sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1945