Donald L. Teegarden ’59

Don died July 24, 2013, in Salt Lake City, where his daughter, Porter, had been caring for him. Don had suffered from schizophrenia almost his entire adult life.

Born in New York City, Don grew up in Berwyn, Pa. At nearby Episcopal Academy, where he prepared for Princeton, Don was class valedictorian, chairman of the Student Fund, a member of the track team, and captain of the football team. At Princeton he played freshman football, varsity lacrosse, and wrestled on the varsity team. He was one of Ivy Club’s members in the 21 Club.

After completion of his Army ROTC obligation, Don attended Columbia Law School. An avid skier, he found his way west and was admitted to the Colorado bar. He married “Bobbin,” they had Porter, and at some point they divorced. Nevertheless, Bobbin remained a helpmate to Don throughout his life.

Friends and classmates Fred Brumbaugh, Dave McMullin, Ted Furlong, John Brittain, John Heyd, Fuller Torrey, to name a few, struggled to help him. In speaking with them, the tale is one of Don’s drifting in and out of their lives.

For his last four years Don was at Alta Ridge Assisted Living in Sandy, Utah. Bobbin and Porter are his sole survivors.