William A. Saupe ’49

Bill died Sept. 23, 2001, at home with his family after a long battle with cancer. He was 73. He prepared at Lawrenceville. At Princeton he majored in engineering, was a member of Cannon Club, and earned a varsity "P" as crew manager. During the Korean War he was an officer in the Air Force.

Bill worked for Phillip Morris Co. for 44 years, and started the first international venture for the company in Panama in 1956. He also managed Venezuelan, Guatemalan, and Mexican operations. Bill then moved to Milwaukee with subsidiary Miller Brewing Co. as vice president for advertising. He developed international operations for Miller and retired in 1993 as a vice president.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Audrey, a daughter, Kathryn Hervey, two sons, Geoffrey B. and William Jr., a brother, Alfred '49, and five grandchildren. The class extends its sincere sympathy to them on the loss of this fine man.

The Class of 1949