Sven Alfred Vaule Jr.

VAULE, Sven Alfred, Jr. 73, of Brookline and Chatham, MA, died August 16 at Massachusetts General Hospital. A 1956 graduate of MIT, he grew up in Maine and Rhode Island, and worked for IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY, before joining his father as a manufacturing consultant with Vaule & Company in Providence, RI In 1963. He and several partners acquired Jones & Vining, Inc., a shoe component manufacturing firm. He served as president of the company from 1975-1991, after which he continued as a board member. An avid auto enthusiast, he was actively involved in the Larz Anderson Auto Museum, where he was president of the board from 1997-2000, and continued to serve as a trustee until his death. A skier and competitive sailor, he loved the mountains and sea throughout his life. Deeply devoted to his family, he was a man of integrity, wry humor, straight talk, and a believer in hard work. He is survived by his wife Rosamond, sons Lars and Nils, daughter Christina, brother Eric, as well as nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be on September 12 at 2 PM at the First Church in Chestnut Hill, 26 Suffolk Road, Chestnut Hill. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Larz Anderson Auto Museum or to the Vaule Fund for Arts & Culture, Brookline Community Fund. J. S. Waterman & Sons & Waring Wellesley 781-235-4110