Paul E. Wittreich ’54

Paul E. Wittreich ’54, of Franklin, Pa.; Aug. 12. As a member of Brown’s NROTC, he was commissioned an ensign upon graduation. After military service, he worked for 14 years as a research bench chemist for Merck & Co. in Rahway, N.J. In 1969, he left the labs to become a medical associate in the MSD International Division of Merck & Co.; two of his six years there were spent in Europe. In 1975, he was promoted to associate director of Merck’s International Animal Health Products Division. He retired in 1986. Paul was a marathon runner during his 50s, completing 13 marathons. In addition, he hiked the Long Trail in Vermont, completing it in 1973, and completed the Appalachian Trail in 1989 after 47 hikes over 19 years. In the early 1990s he biked across the U.S. and continued to bike every summer in various organized bike tours. He took numerous art classes, allowing him the opportunity to show his work in one-man shows. He is survived by two daughters, two sons, a stepson, seven grand-children, a great-grandson, and several nieces and nephews.