William Podolak Jr ’49

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Bill died Feb. 15, 1998. He prepared for Princeton at Irvington HS and Newark Technical School, and served in the Army Air Corps in Europe from 1942-45.

At Princeton he majored in electrical engineering. He participated in intramural sports and was a member of the Catholic Club. University records indicate that he later received an MBA, but do not indicate from which institution. What is known of his career indicates that he worked in reliability engineering management. In 1992 the University directory listed him as being retired from Allied Signal Corp.

Bill was married to Margaret Podolak and they had two children, but only his son, William P. Podolak Jr., is listed in the University records as Bill's survivor. The class extends its sympathy to him.

The Class of 1949

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