Adelmer Rogers Bryon ’24

After a long illness, the Rev. Adelmer Rogers Bryon died Oct. 24, 1995. He was 96.

Adelmer was born in Ridgefield, Conn., the son of a doctor. Known by three nicknames, Del, Al, and Ad, he served on the university newspaper staff and as assistant art editor for the Tiger humor magazine.

After graduation Del became one of the class's most farflung members, going halfway round the world to teach in a school for boys in central China. He later studied for a year in Scotland and three years at Union Theological Seminary in NYC. From 1935-49, Del was pastor at the Hitchcock Memorial Church (Presbyterian) in Scarsdale, N.Y. He retired to Shady, N.Y. He is buried in Ridgefield, Conn.

The Class of 1924