H. BARRETT PENNELL JR. ’55

H. BARRETT PENNELL JR., 82, a journalist and advertising executive, died July 19, 2016. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and served in the U.S. Army. At Wesleyan he hosted a classical music radio show, wrote for the Argus, and edited the yearbook. An avid photographer, he was a newspaper reporter and then worked at Curtis Publishing and TV Guide, where he was head of advertising promotion. His work was published in magazines, including the Saturday Evening Post. After his retirement, he was an active community volunteer. Among those who survive are his wife, Janet Davidson Pennell, and two daughters.