David A. Willard ’60

Dave died Dec. 12, 2015, of Alzheimer’s disease.

A Princeton resident for more than 30 years, he was an active citizen and alumnus. Dave was a long-serving graduate chair of Terrace Club, where he oversaw major improvements after a fire in the ’80s. He also was a devoted fan of Princeton football and basketball.

Following his 1964 graduation from Tufts University Medical School and the completion of an internship and residencies at Portland (Maine) Medical Center and the Boston Veterans Administration Hospital, Dave served two years as an Air Force captain in North Dakota. After a brief endocrinology fellowship in Boston, he settled into private practice in Princeton.

Dave was the first board-certified endocrinologist in central New Jersey and served as president of the Mercer County Medical Society. He founded one of the first independent practice associations, oversaw major pharmaceutical studies, and consulted for North Princeton Developmental Center. In the 1990s, Dave traveled to Russia as a physician in an American clinic.

Dave loved Maine and his roots there, and prided himself on his New England quirkiness. He never lost his passion for the Red Sox.

He is survived by his second wife, Peg; four children; their mother, Patricia; and 10 grandchildren. The class sends sympathy to them all.