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In a long career, Mr. Fowler worked for
American Cyanamid Company and Sak’s
Fifth Avenue. He and Barbara retired to
Jerome, Arizona, where they built a house
and enjoyed the view.
Mr. Fowler leaves behind his wife of 44
years, Barbara; his brother, Gordon ’53;
his daughter, Katherine ’91; and two
grandsons, Leif and True.
1948
Henry Colwell Beadleston
Lindh
a kind, caring, and
thoughtful man
who lived life fully
and had a genuine
interest in other
people, died peace-
fully in New York
City on July 3, 2015.
He was 84 and lived
in Narragansett, R.I.
Born in New York City on August 14,
1930, to Alice Lee Beadleston Lindh and
Fritz Philip Lindh, Mr. Lindh attended the
Buckley School in New York before arriving
at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in
the fall of 1944. His grandfather and name-
sake, Henry Colwell Beadleston, was a
member of the Form of 1888. Mr. Lindh’s
younger brother, David ’50, who died in
April 2015, also attended SPS.
At St. Paul’s, Mr. Lindh was an officer
for the Library Association, a member of
the Missionary Society, and treasurer of
The Pelican
. He played football, hockey,
and soccer for Old Hundred, and rowed
with Halcyon. He graduated
cum laude
before heading off to Yale. Mr. Lindh often
reminisced about his time at SPS, recall-
ing meals of canned Spam as a treat for
Sunday breakfast, having his appendix
removed – with the surgery performed
on campus, and being part of a group
quarantined in the squash courts during
an outbreak of illness.
Mr. Lindh received his undergraduate
degree in economics from Yale in 1952.
His decision to study economics was
resourceful, defensive, and strategic after
the chemistry lab blew up in his pursuit
of a major in that subject at the Sheffield
Scientific School. He went on to earn his
M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1954
and served in the Audit Agency of the
U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Mr. Lindh was married to Kathleen Davis
from 1967 until her death in 1998. The
couple enjoyed everything equestrian,
delighting in their horses. In 2000, Mr.
Lindh married Elizabeth Powers Henry,
a widow whom he met while they both
were serving on the board of the Sea-
men’s Church Institute. Together the
couple enjoyed opera, travel, their
families, their New York City apartment,
and their home in Narragansett. Annual
highlights included entertaining friends,
including a number of St. Paul’s alumni,
at their Kentucky Derby and Christmas
parties. They also attended the Form of
1948’s 65th reunion at St. Paul’s in 2013.
Funeral services for Mr. Lindh were
held at St. James’ Church in New York,
where the ushers included his St. Paul’s
roommate, Gilbert H. Kinney ’48, and his
brother David’s SPS roommate, Peter
de F. Millard ’50.
Mr. Lindh leaves behind his wife, Eliza-
beth; his children, Andrew Seton Post
Lindh and Jennifer Davis Lindh; four
grandchildren; and his sister- and
brother-in-law, Jean and John Wagley ’49.
1950
David Edward Post Lindh
a businessman,
and equestrian,
who maintained
an interest in
genealogy, died
peacefully on
April 24, 2015, at
his family home at
Sycamore Creek
Ranch in Whites-
boro, Texas. Lynda, his wife of fifty years,
was at his side. He was 82.
Born to Alice Lee Beadleston and Fritz
Philip Lindh in New York City on July 30,
1932, Mr. Lindh attended the Buckley
School in New York City and the Aiken
Preparatory in Aiken, S.C., before arriving
at St. Paul’s in 1946.
Spirited, buoyant, likeable, and intel-
ligent, Mr. Lindh earned several First
Testimonials and a Dickey Prize in Sacred
Studies. He played soccer, football, crew,
and squash and was a member of the
Scientific Club, the Concordian Literary
Society, and the Dramatic Club. He also
After completing his military service,
Mr. Lindh became a Certified Public
Accountant with Price Waterhouse,
beginning a distinguished career on
Wall Street. He was a partner at Faulkner
Dawkins & Sullivan and senior vice presi-
dent, director, and chief financial officer
for Wood Gundy & Co. and Richardson
Greenshields. He was also a member of
the New York Stock Exchange, following
the example of his great-grandfather,
William Henry Beadleston.
Outside of his career, Mr. Lindh had
two great interests – thoroughbred
racehorses and genealogy. He bred and
owned a number of successful horses,
including Grade I stakes winner Grecian
Flight. He was a member of the Thorough-
bred Club of America, the Turf & Field
Club, and the National Steeplechase
Association and served as treasurer and
a trustee of the National Horse Show
and its foundation.
Mr. Lindh was an enthusiastic gene-
alogist, successfully ferreting out seemingly
impossible family lines. A descendent of
some of the earliest New York colonial
families, he was a member of the New York
Society of the Cincinnati, the Huguenot
Society of America (he was the organiza-
tion’s president at the time of his death),
the Saint Nicholas Society, the Society of
Colonial Wars, the Holland Society, the
New England Society, Colonial Lords of
Manors, and the Order of Charlemagne.
Additionally, he was a member of
Squadron A, the Newport Reading Room,
the Clambake Club, and the Dunes Club.
Mr. Lindh also maintained an active
charitable life. His service included 50
years on the board (including stints as
president and treasurer) of the Seamen’s
Church Institute of New York and New
Jersey and 25 years on the board of the
New York Genealogical & Biographical
Society, serving as chairman, president,
and treasurer. He served as a trustee of
the Holland Lodge Foundation and was
a Life Member of the Union Club, where
he ranked number 10 on the seniority list
and served on the board of governors and
as treasurer.
