Archie died Jan. 3, 2010, after suffering from Alzheimer’s.

A graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover, he took a postgraduate year at the Rugby School in England.

At Princeton, he majored in politics, was on the track team, and was awarded the Keene Fitzpatrick medal his junior year. He joined Quadrangle Club and roomed with Bud Robie, Pete Hughes, and Pete Raleigh.

In 1942, Archie joined the Department of State and was assigned to the U.S. Embassy in London. He left the State Department and moved back to the United States in 1945, taking a position with Dictograph Co.  

After 20 years at Dictograph, Archie returned to government service in the Department of Commerce. From 1970 to 1975 he was with the State Department as counselor of commercial affairs at the U.S. Embassy in London. Upon his return he worked briefly at Housing and Urban Development and then in the Commerce Department until his retirement in 1988.

Archie was a true gentleman and a well-liked classmate whose kindness, positive attitude, and loyalty enriched the lives of all who knew him.

Archie is survived by his third wife, Dorothy Conley Andrews; her nine children; his sons, Archie III and Duncan T. ’72; stepdaughter Tania Anderson; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Archie was predeceased by his first wife, Margaret “Pinky” Jones; his second wife, Nike Middleton; and his son, Peter.

Undergraduate Class of 1941