Norman died at home in Los Angeles Dec. 21, 2005, after a brief illness.
He was 98.
Norman was a pioneer in the development of a more humanistic, transactional
psychoanalysis in America. He was a charter member of the Los Angeles
Psychoanalytic Society and Institute in 1947, but because of his more
liberal beliefs about therapeutic interaction, he broke from that institute.
In 1950 he and a few like-minded colleagues co-founded the more progressive
Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute. He spent the rest of his
career as a prominent clinician, training analyst, and teacher who practiced
psychiatry and supervised students for almost 70 years, up until his death.
Norman served as a member of California Gov. Earl Warren’s Advisory
Committee for Mental Health. He was an emeritus clinical professor at
USC School of Medicine, and an emeritus training analyst at the Southern
California Psychoanalytic Institute.
Norman was born and raised in Newark, N.J. After graduation from Princeton,
he earned a medical degree at Johns Hopkins. He completed training in
neurology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and then returned to Johns
Hopkins’ Phipps Clinic for psychiatric training. In 1937 he moved
to the Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago for psychoanalytic training.
After serving in the Air Force during World War II, he spent the rest
of his life in Southern California.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; daughters Katherine Hall and Mary
Lands; son Jim; stepdaughters Sydney Bianchi and Leslie Jordan; a sister,
Rhoda Loeser; a brother, Carl Leeds; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The Class of 1928
NATHAN FORD JONES ’38
Nate died Sept. 19, 2006, at his home in Upper Montclair, N.J.
He prepared at Monroe High School in Rochester, N.Y., where he was a
member of the honor society and was active in school dramatics. At Princeton,
Nate majored in mathematics and graduated with highest honors. He won
a scholarship and four prestigious prizes in mathematics and was elected
to Phi Beta Kappa. He was also chief electrician of Triangle Club, lighting
director for Theatre Intime, and a member of the University Band.
During World War II, Nate served in the Army and the U.S. Office of
Research and Development. After earning a law degree from New York University,
he worked for Prudential Life Insurance Co. until 1981, retiring as assistant
vice president. After retirement he was employed by the New York State
Insurance Department until 2001. He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal
Church in Montclair, N.J., and an active choir member at Calvary Church
in Summit, N.J.
Nate’s son David predeceased him. He is survived by his son, Roderick;
a sister, Emily; and a brother, Kearney. The class extends its deep sympathy
to them all.
The Class of 1938
JERE WESCOTT PATTERSON ’38
Word has just been received that Jere died April 1, 2006.
Jere prepared at Chicago Latin School and studied abroad under a tutor.
At Princeton he majored in history and was awarded a School of Public
and International Affairs Summer Scholarship. He also was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa in his junior year and was a Rhodes Scholar.
In 1956, after holding jobs in purchasing, sales engineering, market
research, insurance management, and finally as sales director for the
Parker Pen Co., he founded and headed an international consulting and
negotiating firm in his name. He was a mergers and acquisitions pioneer
for domestic and international advertising agencies and a four-time world
president of the International Advertising Association.
An officer and director of various corporations, Jere was also a member
of several clubs. He is credited with being largely responsible for preserving
the aesthetic integrity of Park Avenue in New York City.
Jere’s wife, Betty, predeceased him. He is survived by a son,
Jere Jr.; daughters Bettina Murray, Dean Bauer, and Knight Meem; and eight
grandchildren; to all of whom the class extends its sincere condolences.
The Class of 1938
Lambert Lyons-Montgomery ’39
Buzz died July 18, 2006, at his home in Essex, Mass.
In the first years after graduation, Buzz took his mathematical skills
to a number of companies, among them Aetna Life, Sylvania, and General
Motors. Then for 25 years he was a civil servant in the Bureau of Mines
of the Department of the Interior, first as a mathematician, and finally
as a computer systems analyst. Both he and his wife, Ruth Mears, a registered
nurse, served in World War II and the Korean conflict. They were married
in 1953 in the University Chapel on Ruth’s parents’ 39th anniversary.
On subsequent wedding anniversaries they christened each of their children
at the same spot in the University Chapel. Buzz was very active in the
American Legion, serving in its honor guard at Arlington National Cemetery.
Buzz is survived by Ruth; their children, Harriet-Ellen, Susan Marie,
and John Jerome; and nine grandchildren. We offer them our sincere sympathy.
The Class of 1939
Robert Marshall McClung ’39
Bob died of a heart attack June 24, 2006, in Northampton, Mass.
During World War II, Bob was a Navy communications officer, pilot, and
landing-signal officer, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander.
He then became a copywriter at McCann Erickson Advertising and began
taking writing courses at New York University. His first book was published
in 1948. Subsequently he received a master’s degree at Cornell and
began working at the Bronx Zoo, where he became curator of mammals and
birds. In 1958 he moved to Washington as a natural-history writer and
editor for National Geographic. In 1962 he moved to Amherst, Mass., to
devote himself full time to his own writing. He went on to publish 65
books, receiving numerous awards, including National Science Teachers
Association awards for outstanding science books for children. Always
proud to have been co-author of the 1938 Triangle show, he also did persuasive
and enjoyable cartoons for our class books and our AG campaign letters.
Bob is survived by his wife, Gale, whom he married in 1949; their sons,
Bill and Tom; and grandchildren Greg and Melissa. We offer them our sincere
sympathy.
The Class of 1939
Gordon R. Mosher ’40
Gordon died Sept. 24, 2006, at his home in Katonah, N.Y.
“Murph,” as some knew him, graduated from Fieldstone School
in Toronto, Canada. At Princeton, he majored in chemistry and was a member
of Gateway Club.
During World War II, he served in the Army Signal Corps in the European
theater and the United States, attaining the rank of captain.
Gordon was a manufacturer’s sales representative for 47 years,
specializing in process equipment for industry. We could always count
on seeing this loyal Princetonian at Alumni Day, Reunions, and since the
death of his first wife, Phyllis, as a regular at the New York City class
dinners.
He enjoyed hiking, bridge, and reading.
Gordon’s classmates wish to express their condolences to Zoe Macaulay,
his wife of 17 years: his daughters, Jacqueline Mosher, Grace Faber, and
Leah Johnson; and eight grandchildren. His son, Gerald ’69, died
in November 2005.
The Class of 1940
William G. Bausch ’41
Bill died June 30, 2006, at his home in East Aurora, N.Y., after a brief
illness.
A Loomis graduate, he majored in mechanical engineering at Princeton
and graduated with honors. Freshman year, Bill was on the fencing team.
He joined Colonial Club, and his roommates included Schmucki, Kinney,
and Wolcott.
After graduation, Bill went to work for Bausch & Lomb before entering
the service as a Navy ensign in July 1943. He served as an engineering
officer of a photographic squadron in the Okinawa campaign. He was separated
in February 1946 as a lieutenant junior grade.
Bill returned to Bausch & Lomb after the war, but left in 1961 to
become general plant manager of Standard Mirror Co. in Buffalo, N.Y. Two
years later he became president. Then in 1965, Bill and a partner bought
the company. He retired in 1975.
Predeceased by his first wife, Mary Dawson Bausch, he is survived by
his second wife of 16 years, Teresa Fabian Bausch; a son, Bill ’66;
and a daughter, Carolyn.
The Class of 1941
GORDON BENT ’42
Gordy, brother of the late William Bent ’41, died Sept. 19, 2006,
at home in Lake Forest, Ill. A graduate of The Hill School, at Princeton
he majored in history and was a member of Cottage Club.
In World War II, Gordy served with distinction as an intelligence officer
and aerial observer with the 36th Army Field Artillery. Involved in the
capture of Rome, Gordy was a captain responsible for finding critically
needed counterintelligence on German coastal defenses. For this and other
services he performed, he was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and
Air Medal.
After the war, Gordy joined Bacon, Whipple & Co., an investment
house where he soon became a partner. His industry positions included
chairman of the Association of Stock Exchange Firms, governor of the Midwest
Stock Exchange, and national governor of the National Association of Security
Dealers.
Gordy co-founded two of Chicago’s finest restaurants, Jovan’s
and Le Perroquet. He was a trustee of the Field Museum and director of
the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Gordy was preceded in death by his second wife, Marion Miller. In 1989
he married Joanie Betts, widow of Dave Betts ’45. Their blended
family included eight children. Gordy had five grandchildren, 17 step-grandchildren,
and one step-great-grandchild. To them all, the class extends deepest
condolences.
The Class of 1942
STUART HAMILTON ’42
Stu, son of Samuel Hamilton 1910, died Sept. 19, 2006, in Glastonbury,
Conn., after a period of declining health.
A graduate of the Loomis School, Stu majored in mechanical engineering
at Princeton, where he was a member of the Outing Club and Terrace Club.
During World War II he served 22 months in the Pacific theater as an electronics
technician.
After a postwar stint with General Electric and Wright Aeronautical,
Stu earned a master’s in mechanical engineering from Cornell. In
1948 he was hired by the Pratt & Whitney Division of United Aircraft
Corp., where he worked as a project engineer and program manager until
his retirement in 1980. During his distinguished career he was awarded
several patents, the most important of which was for his pioneering work
on supersonic jet engines. In 1963, he was awarded the George Meade Gold
Medal, United Aircraft’s highest award.
In 1953, Stu married Elizabeth “Betsy” Ann Moore, a lifelong
cellist. They had Douglas, Jean, Thomas, and Carol. Their joint activities
included sailing, skiing, and dancing. Stu’s exemplary retirement
included worldwide travel; skiing in New England and Switzerland; and
teaching thermodynamics and Scottish and English country dancing.
To Betsy; to Stu’s sister; and to the children and their families,
the class extends deepest condolences.
The Class of 1942
JAMES F. LOTSPEICH ’44
Jim died from leukemia Aug. 6, 2006, in the Malibu, Calif., home that
he and his wife, Helen, enjoyed for 46 years. He was 83.
From an established Cincinnati educational family, Jim came to us with
pals Bill MacCrellish, Jim Gamble, and Bob McCaslin — all first
residing in Foulke Hall. He later roomed with Gamble and Jim Affleck in
’79 Hall. A droll spirit, Jim was the key arranger for the original
Nassoons (see ’44 Class Notes Nov. 8); president of the Glee Club;
secretary of Quadrangle Club; and a member of Triangle Club. After earning
a bachelor’s in French literature in 1943, he served in combat in
the Pacific on a Navy landing craft. He later earned a master’s
in physics at the University of Cincinnati and a doctorate in physics
at Columbia. He worked 31 years for Hughes Aircraft Laboratories in laser
research, earning several patents.
He was a choir member and head usher of the Malibu Presbyterian Church
for many years, and a past president of the Malibu Optimist Club. Jim
loved singing and, with Helen, traveling, tennis, and reading. His brothers
were the late Henry G. Lotspeich ’29 and Edgar H. Lotspeich ’37.
Our sincere condolences go to Helen and to Jim’s niece, Annette
Bator.
The Class of 1944
John W. Carr ’46
Jack Carr died in hospice care in Danvers, Mass., Aug 20, 2006. His
wife of 15 years, Marjorie Vietor Kittedge, was by his side.
Born in Flushing, N.Y., he graduated from Andover and began at Princeton
in 1942. After time spent in submarine duty during World War II, Jack
graduated in 1947, then attended Columbia University College of Physicians
and Surgeons and Harvard University School of Public Health. He practiced
psychiatry in Hingham and Nantucket, Mass., for three decades.
Jack’s hobbies included horticulture, editorial writing, and community
television. He and Marjorie lived at Windrush Farm, where horses helped
provide therapeutic service to disabled people.
He is survived by his children, Lisa, Laura, Zizi, and Michael; stepchildren
Lucinda Sulli-
van, Charles Kittedge, and Ellen Scott; brothers Bob and Jim; and his
first wife, Marion. He was predeceased by his brother, Frank Carr ’44.
The class extends sincere sympathy.
The Class of 1946
George S. Indig ’46
George S. Indig died July 30, 2006.
Born in New York City, he earned a bachelor’s in engineering at
Princeton, where he played varsity football. Briefly in the Army Specialized
Training Program, in Raleigh, N.C., he earned a law degree at Columbia
in 1949. He joined Bell Laboratories as a patent attorney, where he worked
until retirement in 1996. Part-time work with Bell followed.
His hobbies included model trains.
A devoted family man, George and his wife of 53 years, Joan, raised
son Benjamin and daughters Jessica Smith, Catherine Bangs, and Sarah Burkly.
They survive him, as do 12 grandchildren. To them all, the class extends
its sincere sympathy.
The Class of 1946
Alan Jones Kirsch ’46
Alan Kirsch, of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., died July 4, 2006, of cancer.
He grew up in Bala Cynwyd and graduated from the Lawrenceville School.
He entered Princeton in 1942 and studied economics. From 1943 to 1946
he served in the Army Signal Corps in the South Pacific.
After graduating in 1948, Al joined Kirsch Chevrolet and continued in
his General Motors dealership until selling out in 1983. He then worked
in real estate as a developer. His hobby became special automobiles, and
he often played tennis.
Al married Elizabeth Bell in 1955 and they had three children, Alan
Jr., Christy, and Caroline, and one grandson, all of whom survive. The
class extends its sincere sympathy to them on their loss of our fine classmate.
The Class of 1946
Rowland P. McKinley Jr. ’46
“Skip” McKinley died July 31, 2006, at home in St. Augustine,
Fla.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., he graduated from Phillips Andover and entered
Princeton in 1942. He joined the American Field Service as an ambulance
driver in Italy, and later became a Marine lieutenant. After graduating
from Princeton in 1948, he earned a master’s in English at Case
Western Reserve University in 1954. He then taught English at Taft School
and also coached hockey and soccer. He later became headmaster of the
Harley School in Rochester, N.Y., and headmaster of the University School
in Cleveland, Ohio. Skip retired after 25 years heading University School.
He is survived by Alice, his wife of 58 years; daughters Brent and Elizabeth;
four grandchildren; and a brother. The class joins the family in mourning
the loss of an esteemed educator and classmate.
The Class of 1946
John L. Weinberg ’47
John, who died Aug. 8, 2006, is now a brilliant star in our fabulous
constellation of departed classmates.
After combat service as a Marine in the Pacific theater, he rejoined
Princeton in 1946, went on to Harvard Business School, and then followed
in his illustrious father’s footsteps by joining Goldman Sachs.
He married Sue Ann Gotshal in 1952 and again served as a Marine, this
time in Korea.
John’s Goldman Sachs career was marked by extraordinary professional
acumen and intense loyalty, both to clients and his firm, which he managed
from 1976 to 1990. A full-page New York Times obituary justifies The Economist’s
opinion that John was “the foremost banker of the last half century.”
John was also an unpretentious guy who “wore suits off the rack”
and “socks that hung too low,” according to his colleague,
ex-Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, who said: “He never thought
about reward for himself.”
John also rendered extraordinary service to many charitable and educational
institutions. He was honorary chairman of the John L. Weinberg Center
for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware and a Princeton
trustee, an honor that, as he told his classmates, he truly cherished.
At Princeton, he endowed a chair in economics and business policy.
We celebrate his extraordinary legacy and send our sympathy to Sue Ann
and the children.
The Class of 1947
W. REILLY NAIL Jr. ’50
Reilly died July 23, 2006, in Abilene, Texas.
Born in Albany, Texas, Reilly graduated from New Mexico Military Institute
and served two years in the Navy. At Princeton he majored in art and archaeology,
belonged to Quadrangle Club, and was active in Theatre Intime and club
sports.
For many years he was a television producer in New York City. His projects
included Gunsmoke and the Masters Golf Tournament. He received the New
York City Art Directors Award for his documentary, Magic of the Masters.
Reilly was the founding director of the Old Jail Art Center in Albany.
In 1968, he had inherited an old jailhouse building. A decade later he
decided to refurbish it as an art museum, unheard of in a rural Texas
town of fewer than 2,000. Featuring much of his personal collection that
he started with a $10 acquisition in high school, the museum opened in
1980. Since then it has greatly expanded and been accredited by the American
Association of Museums.
Reilly supported local theater and was a member of Trinity Episcopal
in Albany. At the museum’s 25th anniversary, he was described as
the “quintessential American . . . who sees in the arts . . . American
life of which he is so fond.”
We share the loss of this exceptional classmate with the Nail family.
The Class of 1950
THOMAS M. TATUM JR. ’58
Tom died of prostate cancer June 6, 2006, at his Pass Christian, Miss.,
home only two months after joining classmates attending the New Orleans
mini-reunion on the Mississippi boat cruise.
Tom majored in economics and was a member of NROTC and Charter Club.
Upon graduation, he married Ainslie Boston and the two went to the Canal
Zone, where Tom served as an intelligence officer.
Tom’s business life was in financial analysis and portfolio management.
He joined Proteus Partners as an investment-portfolio manager and rose
to become president of the company, a position he held at his death. He
was active in the Episcopal Church, serving as senior warden of churches
in Dallas and Pass Christian. He was an avid choral singer, performing
twice in Carnegie Hall with the Coast Chorale. Active in alumni affairs,
Tom served as president of the Dallas Alumni Association and as class
AG chairman for the South.
Those who knew Tom marveled at his remarkable strength following the
devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in his beloved Pass Christian.
Tom maintained his cheerful bearing despite his illness and the loss of
his coastal residence.
To Ainslie, their sons, Tom, III, Eddie and Stuart, and their grandchildren,
the class tenders this fond remembrance of a courageous classmate and
devoted Princetonian.
The Class of 1958
E. GREY LEWIS ’59
Grey died of cancer Nov. 2, 2005, at Inova Alexandria (Va.) Hospital.
Born in Atlantic City, Grey attended the Peddie School, where he was
president of the student body. At Princeton, Grey majored in politics,
swam and rowed, and participated in Orange Key, Whig-Clio, and Army ROTC.
He also joined Charter Club, where he served on the bicker committee.
Following Army service, Grey graduated from the University of Pennsylvania
Law School in 1963 and served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District
of Columbia and then as a deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S.
Justice Department’s Civil Division. In 1973 he became general counsel
of the Navy and received the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award.
In 1977 he founded Lewis, Kominers & James, a D.C. law firm. He
was later a partner with McDermott, Will & Emery, and subsequently
practiced privately, specializing in government contract matters.
Grey is survived by his wife, Carolyn Groves Lewis, whom he married
in 1977; a daughter, Amy Gambill, from his first marriage to Sherry Willis,
which ended in divorce; and by three children from his second marriage,
Leslie, Peter, and Sarah; to all of whom we express our sympathies.
The Class of 1959
SALVATORE J. VINCIGUERRA ’59
Sully died at home June 1, 2006, of lung cancer.
Born in Methuen, Mass., Sully prepared for Princeton at Andover, where
he captained the JV football team and served on the student council. At
Princeton, he played 150-pound football, ate at Tiger Inn, and concentrated
in basic engineering, becoming business manager of the Princeton Engineer
and serving on the engineering council.
Sully had an extensive career in business. He entered General Electric’s
training program upon graduation, then moved to Arthur D. Little as a
manufacturing division consultant. In 1968 he graduated with distinction
from Harvard Business School and joined Instron Corp., where he worked
for several years in its Tokyo office before becoming its chief operating
officer. In 1990 he moved to Staveley-USA Inc., then in 1996 to Ferrofluidics
Inc., and in 1998 to Balkore Industries, where he was working at the time
of his death. In all three companies he held the positions of president
and CEO.
He was a director and former president of the Japan Society of Boston,
and a trustee and treasurer of the Conservatory Lab Charter School in
Brighton, Mass.
Sully is survived by Grace, his wife of 43 years; daughters Elizabeth
Vengen, Catherine Vinciguerra-Pankhurst, and Suzanne Rosen; a son, Joseph;
his mother, Erminia; and seven grandchildren.
The Class of 1959
ALAN STEWART MCDOWELL ’60
Alan died June 16, 2006, at his home in Wayzata, Minn., after a long
battle with prostate cancer.
Alan came to Princeton from Hackley School. He was a member of Cottage
Club, studied in the Woodrow Wilson School, rowed crew, and competed in
the Henley Regatta in 1959. His senior-year roommates were John Cartier,
John Grummon, Pat Durkin, and Walter Lippincott. He graduated cum laude,
then earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1963.
After several years at the investment bank Allen & Co in NYC, Alan’s
entrepreneurial bent took him into the fast-food business. Undeterred
by an initial setback, he followed up with a major success in building
Pizza Ventures into the biggest franchisee of Godfather’s Pizza,
taking it public and ultimately selling it to the parent company. He was
on a number of boards, including Chart House, Buffets, and Diamond Brands.
Alan was an avid golfer and member of many golf clubs. He particularly
loved to practice and his memorial service was, fittingly, held at the
Woodhill Club driving range in Wayzata.
Alan is survived by his wife, the former Susan Snyder, whom he married
in 1967; son Jeffrey; daughter Whitney ’00; and his brother, William
(“Wally”) ’58. The class extends sympathy to Susie and
the family.
The Class of 1960
JOHN TETTEMER O’NEIL JR. ’60
Jack, a longtime Princeton resident, died suddenly of a heart attack
April 5, 2006, at his winter home in Key Biscayne, Fla.
He was born in Bethlehem, Pa., and at Princeton, he was a member of
Charter Club and majored in mathematics.
He married his college sweetheart, Jacqueline “Jackie” Meier,
in 1960 and later earned a Ph.D. in computer science from the University
of Pennsylvania. Jack did research in mathematics while working at RCA’s
David Sarnoff Research Center in Princeton, then held management positions
at RCA Computer Center and Exxon Office Systems. As an entrepreneur, he
founded Xonex, part of Exxon Office Systems, and Princeton Graphic Systems,
the first company to manufacture PC color monitors.
Jack was an avid golfer and also enjoyed sailing. His passion remained
mathematical research, and he worked tireless hours on math problems.
He was about to publish new results in prime-number theory before his
untimely death.
Jack is survived by Jackie; daughters Katherine Eden and Molly Baringer;
five grandchildren; and two sisters, Barbara O’Neil and Katherine
O’Neil. His son, John Tettemer O’Neil III, also a mathematician,
predeceased him in 1989.The class extends deepest sympathy to all the
family.
The Class of 1960
Daniel P. Weitz ’01
Daniel died July 26, 2006, accomplishing much in a short but very distinguished
career as a life scientist.
He was born in Morristown, N.J., and graduated from Morristown High
School. At Princeton he majored in ecology and evolutionary biology and
was a member of Terrace Club. He later earned a master’s in environmental
studies from Brown University.
Daniel was a microbiologist and worked at the Lewis-Sigler Institute
for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University. He was the winner of
more than 25 national and international science competitions and was named
a Westinghouse/Intel Scholar for his research in plasma physics. He was
inducted into the National Gallery for America’s Young Inventors
and his research device is an exhibit at the Liberty Science Center in
Jersey City. Friends remember “Danny” as caring and considerate,
always with the ability to make others laugh.
Survivors include his parents, Shelley and Len Weitz; his sister, Jennifer;
and his partner, Adam Fried. The class offers its deepest sympathy to
the family.
The Class of 2001
Graduate Alumni
Frederick C. Mosteller *46
Frederick C. Mosteller, a pioneering giant in the field of statistics,
died July 23, 2006, in Falls Church, Va., of sepsis. He was 89.
Many of Mosteller’s works in both theoretical and applied statistics
are considered classic texts. His influence also extended into other fields,
especially health care and public education.
After receiving two degrees in mathematics from the Carnegie Institute
in 1938 and 1939, Mosteller came to Princeton to study with Professor
Samuel S. Wilkes. During his time at Princeton, he also met his lifelong
collaborator and friend, Professor John W. Tukey *39.
In 1946, after receiving a doctorate in mathematics from Princeton,
Mosteller joined the Harvard faculty. By 1951, he was a full professor.
And in 1957, when Harvard created a statistics department, Mosteller became
its chair. He was also the chair of three other departments during his
Harvard tenure. In 1988, he became professor emeritus, but continued with
active research and daily office hours until moving to Virginia in 2003.
Mosteller’s honors, offices, and positions held, let alone achievements,
are far too numerous to be listed in this limited space. He is survived
by two children and one grandchild. His wife, Gale, whom he married in
1941, died in 2001.
Francis H. Sleeper *52
Francis H. Sleeper, an old-fashioned, respected, and hardworking business
reporter, died Sept. 8, 2006, in Portland, Maine, after a long struggle
with prostate cancer. He was 79.
Born in Worcester, Mass., Sleeper was a Harvard graduate who earned
a master’s degree in international relations from American University
and one in politics from Princeton in 1952. He studied in Egypt for two
years on a Fulbright scholarship, and then became a business reporter
in Portland. He worked for the Portland Press Herald, Maine Sunday Telegram,
and Portland Evening Press for nearly 40 years. Also, from 1958 until
November 2005, Sleeper was the Maine correspondent for Time, Inc. As a
boxing fan, he was asked to cover the heavyweight title fight in Lewiston
between Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) and Sonny Liston. He
interviewed Clay during a short jog along the Maine Turnpike before the
fight.
In addition, Sleeper freelanced for other publications, and after his
retirement, authored several books on Maine history.
He is survived by his sons, Bruce and Eric, and five grandchildren.
YOUNGJAI KIEM *95, Physics, 2002
MARK R.V. SOUTHERN *97, Germanic Languages, March 15,
2006
SUJOY BANERJEE *02, Electrical Engineering, March 17,
2006