William Merritt Weaver Jr. ’34

Bill, who in 1998 gave Princeton the state-of-the-art track and field stadium situated between Jadwin Gym and the football stadium that bears his name, died Nov. 28, 2003.

In 1986 he established the William M. Weaver Jr. '34 Track and Field Coaching Endowment, and in 2000 he provided the two huge stainless steel tigers at the north entrance of Princeton Stadium. Also in 2000, Bill and Art Wood, one of Bill's college roommates, provided funds for the president's box at Princeton Stadium, in memory of Art Lane, another roommate, who died in 1997.

A partner emeritus in the investment banking firm of Alex. Brown & Sons and a director of IU International Corp., Bill, a star sprinter and quarter-miler as an undergraduate, donated up-to-date track facilities to schools his children attended. Speaking once of the role his track coaches played in his development, he said, "They taught you how to train and pace yourself, how to save something for the finish, and how to go all out when victory is in sight."

Bill is survived by his wife of 31 years, the former Rosemary Pine, four daughters, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

The Class of 1934