Newton died Feb. 6, 2012, at his farm in Bowdoinham, Maine, after a battle with adenocarcinoma. He treated his patients until two days before his death.
Newton graduated from Princeton with a degree in fine art after starting as an engineering student. This change took place after his serious auto accident in 1954. At Princeton he joined Charter Club, was on the fencing team, and participated in the choir and Glee Club. Upon graduation he attended Boston University, obtaining master’s and doctoral degrees in psychology.
He then began varied careers. From 1959 to 1968 Newton was a master and teacher at Fay School in Southborough, Mass. From 1969 to 1982 he held administrative positions in the Wellesley Public Schools, and from 1982 to the present he practiced as a licensed psychologist in Salem, Mass., and as an independent contractor in Beverly, Mass. specializing in mental health.
To the end Newton was a fighter, remaining active while in chemotherapy in several physically demanding projects on his farm.
His beloved wife, Lucia, and son Adam predeceased him. The class will miss this ruggedly individualistic man.