Allan Lavetter ’59

Allan died in California April 21, 2025.

Born and raised in Cleveland, he graduated from Glenville High School, where he served as president of the student council, played in the band, and was on the bowling team. At Princeton, he majored in biology, served as an Orange Key guide, and played on the 150-pound football team. He was a member of Court Club and his roommates were Ian Mueller and Rhett Pinsky.

Upon graduation Allan attended the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago’s Division of Biological Sciences, receiving his medical degree in 1963. He interned in Boston at the U.S. Public Health Service, then did his residency in pediatrics at Columbia Presbyterian, followed by two years at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in New Orleans and a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of Southern California.

In 1971, now married, Allan and Judith moved to Santa Clara, where he joined the Permanente Medical Group, serving as the chief of pediatrics while specializing in infectious diseases. He was also on the faculty of Stanford as associate professor of medicine and pediatrics. After retirement from Permanente, he worked with the nonprofit School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County, providing health care to underserved children.

Allan is survived by his wife of 66 years, Judith; sons Michael and Daniel; grandson Jacob; and his brother.