Colin C. McAneny ’52

Colin was a native of Princeton and graduated from the Taft School before joining us. He majored in geological engineering and ate at Campus. His other interests included serving as an associate editor of The Daily Princetonian, the Yacht Club, Mountaineering Club, and the German Club. His roommates were Pete Cartwright, Keith Dawson, and David Giles.

After graduation Colin served in the Navy for four happy years and stayed in the Naval Reserves until 1974. He studied at MIT and then at Johns Hopkins, where he earned a master’s degree in 1964. From 1968 to 1975, he worked as a geologist in the Army Engineers Nuclear Cratering Group, then until 1995 as a Waterways Experiment Station geologist for the Army Corps of Engineers, carrying a variety of responsibilities.

In retirement he worked for Habitat For Humanity, acted in community theater, and sang in the choir of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of Vicksburg, Miss., where he lived.

Colin died March 14, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Danielle; and children Jean, Joseph, and Marjorie. The class offers condolences and appreciation to them all of Colin’s service to our country.