Dwight Dierks Sutherland ’45

Dwight died in Kansas City Oct. 25, 2003.

He prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville and roomed with his brother John '45, E. E. Norris, Rufus Page, and Laddie Sanford. He majored in mechanical engineering and was a member of Cottage Club. After his sophomore year, he transferred to the U. of Kansas for one year, but left for WWII service in the Merchant Marine and the Navy.

After the war Dwight began a lifelong career in the family business, Sutherland Lumber Co. He served on a number of corporate boards, and the boards of several Kansas City-area hospitals, the Cowboy Hall of Fame, and Linda Hall Library for Scientific Research. He founded the Sutherland Institute at the U. of Kansas Medical Center, which is dedicated to correcting birth defects and disfigurement in children through advanced plastic surgery techniques. Dwight raced thoroughbred horses under the name Choctaw Racing Stables and enjoyed visiting Saratoga Racetrack.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, the former Norma Henry; brothers Herman '35 and John; sister Donna Pearson; sons Dwight Jr. '74, Perry, and Todd; daughter Martha Sutherland Conrad '77; and nine grandchildren, including Claire Sutherland '01 and Peter Sutherland '05. The class extends sympathy to this strong Princeton family.

The Class of 1945