Chester Wilson Fairlie Jr. ’37

Chet died Jan. 9, 2004, at Heritage Heights, Concord, N.H.

Chet came to us from Deerfield Academy. He majored in psychology at Princeton, and was a member of Whig Hall and Tower Club. He graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

His attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia U., served his internship at Massachusetts General Hospital, then spent the next three years with the Second Air Force. He was discharged as a captain, then served as chief of medicine at the Veterans Hospital in Rocky Hill, Conn. In 1951 he joined a partnership in internal medicine at Hartford Hospital, serving there as a beloved physician for more than 30 years.

In retirement, he and his wife enjoyed travel and attended 29 Elderhostel trips. He acquired an extensive mineral collection that he enjoyed sharing with children and adults.

Chet is remembered for his kind ways and dry sense of humor. His devoted wife of 61 years, Naomi, son Chester, daughter Linda Beyer, brother Henry, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren survive him. His daughter Wendy Wallick died in 1994.

The family requests that memorials be sent to the Alzheimer's Assn. of Concord. The class mourns the loss of this good man.

The Class of 1937