Paul Martin VanAntwerpen ’35
Sept - Oct 2010
Paul Martin VanAntwerpen ’35 of Sarasota, Florida, and Ludlow, Vermont, formerly of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Chicago, died peacefully at home November 15, 2009. Survivors include his loving wife of 22 years, Margarete, two children, four stepchildren, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Paul attended and graduated from St. Johns Military Academy, Dartmouth and Harvard Business School (1937). He worked in advertising at Klau Van Pierson Dunlop until December 7, 1941, when he joined the Navy. Commissioned and trained as a gunnery officer, Paul served in both the European and Pacific theaters, ultimately reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. After the war Paul was a successful business executive in Milwaukee and Chicago. He and his brother Lloyd started and managed several companies in the paper and packaging business, including Vanant Companu and SealPac Inc. Paul also owned John Rudin and Co., the Chicago firm that published the “Book of Life” Bible study series. He later sold the Rudin Co. to Zondervan Publishing Co. An avid sportsman, Paul was particularly active in car racing and skiing, both as a participant and supporter. He was a competitive driver on the sports car racing circuit in the 1950s and was race chairman of the Wisconsin Grand Prix in 1955. He was also president of the businessmen’s committee to support the U.S. Ski Team in 1967. In 1987 Paul moved to Sarasota, where he and Margarete have since lived, along with summering in Ludlow.