Edward Allen Myers ’38

Ed died on Sept. 19, 2002, after a brief illness and surgery. After graduating from Exeter, he majored in philosophy at Princeton, and was crew manager and manager of Elm Club.

After serving as secretary of the Princeton University Fund, Ed moved to Maine in 1949 and founded the first national mail-order seafood business, Saltwater Farm, which shipped live lobsters to customers all over the country. Beyond his business successes, Ed's activities were so extensive that he earned the sobriquet "patriarch of New England aquaculture." He drafted Maine's aquaculture policy and was granted the first Maine aquaculture lease. For 25 years he counseled prisoners at the Maine State Prison. He was a director of the Maine Peace Mission and Citizens Opposing Nuclear Arms. He wrote two witty newspaper columns, was appointed to state advisory panels by three governors, and was active in church affairs as a lay preacher and trustee.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Julia; four children, Winslow '62, Allen '65, Thomas, and Felicity; four grandchildren; and three stepgrandchildren. Another grandson, Chase Myers, predeceased him. Sharing in their admiration and affection for this remarkable man, the class extends its deep sympathy to the entire Myers family.

The Class of 1938