John W. Forsyth *41

At the age of 91, John Wiley Forsyth died Oct. 7, 2004, from a fall at his home in Fort Worth, Texas.

The first in his family to attend college, he earned a Ph.D. in biology from Princeton. During World War II he served in the Army Air Force, remaining in the Air Force Reserve until 1972. In 1946 he joined Texas Christian University, where he taught generations of premedical students. In retirement he and his wife, Mary, traveled the world.

John was predeceased by Mary, and is survived by three children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.