Edwin M. Sykes III ’68

Ed died March 23, 2014, in San Angelo, Texas, from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 67.

Born in Detroit, he graduated from Alamo Heights (Texas) High School, where he was president of the senior class and a member of the varsity football team. Ed was an All-State and All-American swimmer and still holds records at Alamo Heights. At Princeton, he majored in history and ate at Ivy. He founded and served as the first president of the Princeton Business Society.

After Princeton, Ed served in the Army Reserve. Ed’s career in residential and commercial real-estate development started in San Antonio and spanned Central Texas. He also managed his family ranch near San Angelo.

Ed was predeceased by his parents and a brother. He is survived by his former wife, Linda Moody; daughters Sally S. Brainard, Elizabeth S. Rains, and Mary M. Sykes; son Edwin M. Sykes IV; three grandchildren; siblings Anne S. Reese, Mellick T. Sykes Sr. ’71, and Andrew G. Sykes; an uncle, John J. Sykes; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. To them, the class extends deepest sympathy.