Albert Croll Ivins Defriez ’40

At Harvard, the Gordon Hall flag flew at half-mast following Ivy's death on Apr. 13, 2003, a rare honor for a non-Harvard Medical School graduate.

Ivy prepared at Noble and Greenough School. At Princeton he majored in chemistry, attaining departmental honors. He played freshman and JV football, lacrosse, and hockey, was a member of the "21" and Right Wing clubs and the Freshman Orientation Committee; he was treasurer of Ivy Club.

After graduating from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, he was a fellow at Harvard Medical School. During WWII, he was a captain in the Army Air Force. His residency was at Belleview Hospital in NYC. Ivy was chief of medical services for the Chelsea Soldiers' Home, president of Boston Tuberculosis Assn., chairman of general staff of New England Deaconess Hospital, and clinical associate and lecturer at Harvard, Boston City Hospital, and Tufts.

Ivy's great satisfactions were family, medical practice, and "his good fortune" to live where he could enjoy ocean sailing, skiing, golfing, and visits to Princeton. He was regional class agent from 1955-60.

His classmates extend their deepest sympathies to this loyal Princetonian's family, including his wife of 55 years, Amey Amory; daughters Polly DeFriez and Elizabeth Gibson; son Nicholas; and four grandchildren. Those desiring to honor Ivy may do so by contributing to the Class of 1940 Memorial Scholarship.

The Class of 1940