Clyde Pentz III ’70

Cappy died March 28, 2016, in California. 

He came to us from The Hill School. His good cheer always seemed to find him active in groups. He was a standout diver for Princeton as well as an ardent Tigertone. 

Cappy left us before graduation but followed his social interests and academic bent, earning a Ph.D. in developmental psychology at Syracuse in 1977. Clearly this worked well, as two years later he married Mary Ann, a clinical psychologist. They remained for four years in Tennessee, and then made the big move to Southern California in 1983. He worked as a research psychologist and gradually moved into teaching, finishing at California State University — first at Fullerton, then retiring in 2015 from Long Beach, where he was much admired by his students. 

Cappy is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; and his daughter, Jenna Renfrew ’91. Through his messages in our reunion books, we know a great deal about Cappy’s pride in Jenna and his role as a caring parent. With them, we mourn his loss, and find inspiration in a life spent serving the mental well-being of others.