Bradford H. Crane ’58

Brad died Feb. 28, 2020, in Williamsburg, Va. He was 83.

He came to Princeton from Governor Drummer Academy, where he sang in the Glee Club and was editor of the yearbook. At Princeton he sang in the Glee Club and Chapel Choir and rowed crew for four years. He majored in English and wrote his thesis on Charles Dickens. Brad was a member of Campus Club, and he roomed with Forrest Weight.

After graduation he earned a master’s degree in physics from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in physiology from Georgetown University and taught at Catholic University.

Brad had a lifelong love of music as a listener and as a singer, as well as sailing, hiking, travel, and the church. He served as an elder and a choir member at the Georgetown Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., where he was a member for more than 40 years. Since 2014 Brad and Anabel, his wife of 47 years, lived in Williamsburg, where Brad was a member of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church and choir.

Brad is survived by Anabel; his brother, Robert; nieces Elizabeth and Sarah; and nephew Paul. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.