Jeff died Sept. 29, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 65.

Born in Boston, he came to Princeton from Watertown (N.Y.) High School, where he was student council president, played basketball, acted, and sang. At Princeton, he majored in biochemical science, sang with the Glee Club, and ate at Campus.

Jeff received a medical degree and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Chicago. After 12 years at Penn, he moved to Pitt as professor of pathology and human genetics. At Pitt, he established one of the first molecular-diagnostics laboratories attached to a pathology department and was instrumental in helping to establish the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP). He served as AMP’s first president.

Ever true to his birth city, Jeff was a lifelong Red Sox fan, and his passion for understanding systems and people allowed him to analytically focus on everything from baseball statistics to medical billing and coding. He was devoted to people and patient care, and was a great mentor to students and colleagues; his door was always open. He enjoyed traveling, particularly to Hawaii, and he loved playing with his grandchildren.

To his wife, Julie; sons Benjamin ’99 and Peter; brothers William, Christopher, and Alan; and all his grandchildren, the class extends deepest sympathy.

Undergraduate Class of 1968