Christopher R. Gillespie ’65

Chip died Jan. 8, 2015, in Westport Point, Mass., after a long illness.

He was born in Exeter, N.H., in 1942 and prepped at Phillips Exeter Academy. At Princeton he majored in architecture and was president of Charter Club.

After graduation, Chip served in the Coast Guard, including a year in Vietnam on a patrol boat out of Da Nang. He then earned a master’s degree in architecture at the University of Washington and worked at firms in Boston, London, and New Bedford, Mass., where he designed a variety of buildings, including many residences in the traditional New England style.

Chip served on a number of local boards, focusing on architectural preservation and education. He was named Westport Point’s “Man of the Year” in 2010 by the New Bedford Standard-Times for securing funding for the Corson Maritime Learning Center in New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the nearby Horseneck Point Lifesaving Station. His love of the sea arose from working on lobster boats early in life, and he spent many happy hours afloat and quahogging along the shore.

He is survived by Gay, his wife of 43 years; their children Alison, Ben, and Kate Jandernoa; and grandchildren Jonathan, Alayna, Kayla, and Carson. We offer condolences to them on the loss of this class stalwart.