William S. Eisenhart Jr. ’34

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Bill Eisenhart died Feb. 17, 2014, in York, Pa., his lifelong home. He was 100.

He came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter Academy. He was active on The Daily Princetonian board for four years and served as secretary of Quadrangle Club.

Bill graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1940, and practiced law in York from 1940 until 2013. He also served five years in the Army, from which he separated as a first lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers, assigned to the Hanford Engineering Works (Manhattan Project).

Bill was a member of the York County Bar Association as well as the Pennsylvania and American bar associations. He was very involved with civic and charitable organizations, serving in many leadership positions. Bill was class treasurer right after graduation, vice president from 1999 to 2004, and then the class’s final president. He volunteered with the Alumni Council.

Bill married Hazel I. Laity in 1945. She predeceased him in 2009, as did his sons William S. III ’70 and John Jacob. He is survived by his son Christopher C. Eisenhart.

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