Adrian A. Colley ’61

Known to us as “Aids,” Adrian died April 24, 2025.

Born in San Francisco, he grew up in Lancaster County, Pa., and Princeton. He came to us from Taft School. At Princeton, he majored in history, graduated summa cum laude, ate at Cottage Club, played varsity soccer and ran track, was a member of Whig-Clio, the Orange Key and the Keycept Program, and managed the Princeton U.G.C. charter flights out of New York City. His senior thesis was on Pierre Laval and the Popular Front in France before the Nazi invasion. His senior year roommates were Chip Hatch, Alex Forrester, Fred Sheehan, Curtis Campaigne, and Sam Rea.

After Princeton Adrian earned a J.D. and MBA at Columbia. His law career included private practice in New York and Oman as well as general counsel with Chevron and Gulf Oil. He traveled extensively from offices in the Bay Area and London to Europe and the Middle East.

Adrian served as a judge pro tem in the San Francisco Superior Court for several years prior to his passing.

He is survived by his widow and partner of 40 years, Annella Wynyard; and his brother David.