Woodbury C. Titcomb ’46

Woodbury C. Titcomb ’46, of Holden, Mass.,  and Naples, Fla.; Aug. 23, at 100 years of age. While at Brown, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy ROTC and was commissioned to the USS New Orleans in February 1945. He was a fighter director and visual intercept officer in the Combat Information Center (CIC), where he used new radar technology to identify and intercept enemy craft. He returned and married his high school sweetheart but was called to active duty a second time. He was promoted to lieutenant and CIC officer commissioned to the USS Macon. After his military service, he began a long career in banking. He spent 15 years with First National Bank of Boston, where he rose to vice president before being hired as president of First Manufacturer’s National Bank of Lewiston, Me. In 1976, he returned to Massachusetts and was a consultant to Framingham Trust Company. In 1978, he was hired as president and CEO of Peoples Savings Bank of Worcester, Mass., and remained there until it was purchased by Shawmut National Corporation. He was active in the Worcester community, serving as president of the Worcester Club and a member of Worcester Country and Tennis clubs. In 1994 he retired to Naples, where he enjoyed 26 active winters. He is survived by his companion, Karen Donovan; a daughter; a son and daughter-in-law; and five grandchildren.