This Day in History: 1961-08-29
After nearly forty years with the company, Frederick A. Blanpied of Marion Drive, Mahwah, retired from Bell Laboratories in Wharton. He had served as assistant to the director of military systems in the research branch of the utility company. Blanpied was a graduate of Dartmouth College and a veteran of both World Wars. During World War I he took part in six major campaigns. He received a special Commendation Award for performance of duty in the Second World War. He was active in many organizations, especially in his former home in Ridgewood where he had been the first President of the PTA. He was on the Board of the Sons of the Revolution in Paramus, Treasurer of the Rockland County Gem and Mineral Society, and in several aviation societies, including the exclusive 100,000 mile club. In Mahwah he was very visible as the Chairman of the Mayor’s Flood Control Committee. His son David was a doctor on the faculty of Cornell University and his daughter was married to a physician in Philadelphia. His wife, Evelyn was a talented artist. There were five grandchildren. (Bristow)