Alexander McWhorter Wolfe, Jr. ’50

Alexander McWhorter Wolfe, Jr. ’50 died on September 3, 2008, in Miami, Florida.

Born in Baltimore, Md., he graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1946 and from Bowdoin in 1950. He entered the U.S. Navy, becoming a lieutenant on the USS Wright. He joined the Bank of Boston in 1952, starting his career in Rio de Janeiro and rising to run the bank’s international operations. He joined Southeast Bank in 1976 and eventually became Vice Chairman. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Diana Alys (Paterson) Wolfe of Key Biscayne; a daughter, Diane Acosta of Wellington, Fla.; a son, Bob Wolfe of Fairfield, Conn.; a brother, Dayton Clarke Wolfe ’53 of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and five grandchildren.