Donald D. Boudreau ’46

Nearly 50 years ago, when the American Psychiatric Association needed a strong presentation of its position on federal law on comprehensive health planning, it turned to Dr. Don Boudreau to write the paper. His psychiatric practice in Syracuse, N.Y., also led him to become for many years the Onondaga County commissioner of mental health (i.e., full-time director of community-health services), supervising psychiatrist at Hutchings Psychiatric Center in Syracuse, assistant professor of psychiatry at SUNY Health Science Center, member of the medical staff at four Syracuse-area hospitals and medical centers, and distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

Don commented in our 25th yearbook that his work left “little time for extracurricular activities,” but he managed to have a reputation for smacking the tennis ball, expertly skiing upstate New York hills, and placidly sailing the nearby Finger Lakes. His primary loves, however, were his wife, Elisabeth Fagan Boudreau, who died in 1993, and their four children and six grandchildren.

Surviving at the time of his death Jan. 19, 2013, were his children, Susan Fragale, and Eilis, Christopher, and Stephen Boudreau, and their children; and his sister, Betty Jane Boudreau. To them all, ’46 expresses its sincerest sympathy.