Alexander Stuart McKinney ’55

Sandy, a physician about whom it was said, “his life was spent helping others,” died June 20, 2024, at his home in Brevard, N.C. He was born Feb. 3, 1933, in New York City and graduated from the Kent School, where he participated in tennis, publications, debating, and the French Club. He then spent a year at the Sorbonne in Paris, studying French history,

At Princeton, he majored in biology and joined Colonial Club. He played IAA football and squash and was a member of the Pre-Medical Society, the French Club, and the Yacht Club. His senior-year roommates were Flix Kloman, Peter Elliman, and Houston Landis.

After Princeton, he graduated from Columbia Medical School and the New York Neurological Institute. After his residency he served two years in the Navy at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va. He then went to Atlanta, where he taught and practiced neurology at Emory University for 20 years before moving to Waynesville, N.C., in 1985. He practiced 10 more years at Mountain Medical Associates before retiring.

Sandy loved family gatherings and spending time with friends. He enjoyed gardening (especially his roses), a book club, and playing tennis, travel, and music.

He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Susan Lowe McKinney; sons James, David, and Mark; stepdaughters Josephine Donehoor, Mary Starr, and Jennifer Goff; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.