Alexander V. Armentrout ’63

Alex died March 17, 2026, at home in Rockland, Maine. His wife and daughter were at his bedside.

A native of Philadelphia, Alex came to us from The Hill School. At Princeton, he was in the School of Public and International Affairs, on the swim team, and sailed with the Yacht Club. He took his meals at Cap and Gown and roomed senior year with Jim Griffith.

Alex graduated from Harvard Business School and began a varied career that included being general manager of a textile mill in Sanford, Maine, president of Journal Publications in Camden, Maine, publisher of the Waterway Guide in Annapolis, Md., and associate publisher of Yachting Magazine.

Alex had a lifelong love of sailing, beginning at age 6. At 15, at the invitation of a Norwegian Olympic gold medal winner whom he met in Oyster Bay, N.Y., he traveled in summer by himself to Oslo, Norway. He boarded the 6-meter racing sailboat, Goose, traveling down the Oslo Fjord to Hanko, Norway, where he served as foredeck man in an international regatta.

In 1989, Alex and wife Paula moved to Maine, eventually settling in Rockport. Alex worked with school boards, served as vice chair of the zoning board of appeals, chairman of the ordinance review committee, and commodore of the Rockport Boat Club, and nourished hobbies including collecting art and fine wines.

Alex is survived by his wife of 48 years, Paula; son Nicholas; daughter Victoria; three grandchildren; and one step-grandchild. His brother Richard was a member of the Class of ’65.