In Memoriam

In Memoriam It is with great sorrow that we report the death of one of our most valued and esteemed members, Norman Joy Greene, died at his home in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, on the 29th of November, 1985. Mr. Greene was born in Brooklyn, New York, May 13, 1898, the son of Frederick joy and Wilhelmina Mary (MacOwen) Greene. After the family moved to Philadelphia, he attended West Philadelphia High School, Spring Garden College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Greene was an investment broker and former member of the Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington and the Boston and Pittsburgh stock exchanges. He served as director of many corporations. He retired from active business in 1963. He was a charter member of Troop 7, Boy Scouts of America, in 1910, one of the earliest troops in the country. He was a member of the National Scholastic Swimming Team in 1915. He served as an ensign, U.S.N.R.F. during World War I., and as major in command of a Civil Air Patrol during World War II. Elected to membership in the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania in 1950, he became a life member in 1951. He served as a Director of the Society, 19524955; Vice-President, 1955-1958; and President, 1958-1962. He continued to be an active and interested member of the Society, making many generous monetary gifts to further the pursuit of genealogical research. As a descendant of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower, he was a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, joining as a life member in 1953. He served as Assistant General, 1960-1961; Governor, 1961-1962; and DeputyGovernor 1963-1966. He was elected Governor General of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1966-1969. Mr. Greene is survived by his wife, the former Marion L. Marvin, a son Norman joy Greene, Jr. of Bradenton, Florida, a daughter, Mrs. Leroy M. Lewis, Jr., of Devon, Pennsylvania, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. 967