Alexander Pyott Spence Jr. ’36

Sandy died March 2, 2005, at home in Wilmington, Del. He was 91 and came from a long line of Princetonians.

Sandy attended Lawrenceville and graduated from the Morristown [N.J.] School. At Princeton he majored in English and was undergraduate president of Court Club. After graduation, he worked briefly in NYC as an accountant for Barrow, Wade, and Guthrie Company.

In 1939 he received a master's in accounting from Columbia University's School of Business.

From 1945-50, Sandy worked for three boat builders. In 1950 he became co-owner and president of Maury and Spence Inc., a yacht yard and boat builder in East Norwalk, Conn. During that time he and his wife, Janet, lived in Darien, Conn., where he was active in community affairs including being a Cub Scout Pack leader. In 1954 they moved to Wilton, Conn., and after his retirement they moved back to Morristown for 24 years. Their final move was to Wilmington to be closer to family.

Sandy is survived by Janet, his wife of 65 years; daughter Janet S. Kerr; sons Robert M. and Richard T.; Janet's husband, Thomas A Kerr Jr. '59; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

The Class of 1936