Alan came to Princeton from Holland Hall School in Tulsa, Okla. He majored in English and lived at Quad with fellow club officers Milne and Barkauskas, who remember Alan’s uncanny golf ability in windy conditions.
He earned a master’s degree in literature from the University of Virginia, and then switched his focus to medicine. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1977 and completed residencies in both family practice and obstetrics/gynecology while on active duty in the Army. He married Colleen and had one daughter before divorcing. His Army service spanned from 1974 to 1990, excepting a two-year teaching stint at UT Southwestern Medical School.
Alan married fellow physician Caroline Fife in 1990 and had a son and daughter over the next five years, during which time he reaffirmed his Christian faith. He began a private ob-gyn practice in Houston in 1992. Even after thousands of deliveries, he never lost his sense of awe at the birth of a baby. He retired in 2009 as soon as a mild cognitive impairment was diagnosed. The progression was slow enough for 10 years to allow quality time with his family.
The class sends condolences to Caroline, daughters Megan Peykoff and Laura, son William, two grandchildren, brother John, and other family and friends.